Social Policies and Education:
Glossary Main points Evaluation
*1870: Education Compulsory for all*
● Labour= Socially
Democratic ● Unfair for women- they had
(EQUALITY) Conservative Policy:1944-1965 (Meritocracy) to achieve higher grades
The Tripartite System: than boys to pass.
● Conservative= ● Wanted to encourage meritocracy in the
Marketisation schooling system. (Functionalist ● Middle class could afford
(CAPITALISM- Approach). private tutors to prepare
competition) ● Introduced 11+ exams/ IQ test, at the for the 11+ exams and get
end of year 6 to decide where students higher grades.
● Meritocracy= went to secondary School:
Merit/ reward - Grammar school ● Only 2 types of schools were
for good - Secondary Modern School really available, technical
behaviour - Technical School schools were very uncommon.
● If you failed the exams, you had to go to a
● Globalisation= secondary modern school. ● Ball: There wasn’t many
Developing an places in grammar schools,
international meaning that most pupils had
influence, to go to secondary modern
tailoring schools anyway.
education to ● Chitty: grammar schools are
compete globally still a popular idea
Education can be linked Labour Policy:1965-1979 (Democracy)
to: Comprehensive Schools: ● Generally the W/C areas had
- Social ● Critical of the tripartite system- unfair the worst schools and M/C
democracy for the W/C. areas had better schools, so
- Marketisation ● They wanted inclusive schools that it still encourages the divide,
- Meritocracy covered everything- equal for all. due to geographical mobility.
- Globalisation ● Virtually all schools went comprehensive.
● Grammar schools then became private, to ● No national curriculum,
maintain clever students and good results. teachers taught what they
➔ Only the rich people could afford wanted, no OFSTED, no
the best education. monitoring, no checking
● Comprehensive schooling then became
schools based on geographical area- went ● Created marketisation as a
to school closest to your location. result of comprehensive
● Students based on setting and streaming schooling- grammar schools
turned private
● Hargreaves: Internal
organisation of schools-
setting, streaming.
● New Right: Argue that there
was a lack of discipline and
state schools had a
monopoly, so there was no
competition, or incentive to
improve.
Glossary Main points Evaluation
*1870: Education Compulsory for all*
● Labour= Socially
Democratic ● Unfair for women- they had
(EQUALITY) Conservative Policy:1944-1965 (Meritocracy) to achieve higher grades
The Tripartite System: than boys to pass.
● Conservative= ● Wanted to encourage meritocracy in the
Marketisation schooling system. (Functionalist ● Middle class could afford
(CAPITALISM- Approach). private tutors to prepare
competition) ● Introduced 11+ exams/ IQ test, at the for the 11+ exams and get
end of year 6 to decide where students higher grades.
● Meritocracy= went to secondary School:
Merit/ reward - Grammar school ● Only 2 types of schools were
for good - Secondary Modern School really available, technical
behaviour - Technical School schools were very uncommon.
● If you failed the exams, you had to go to a
● Globalisation= secondary modern school. ● Ball: There wasn’t many
Developing an places in grammar schools,
international meaning that most pupils had
influence, to go to secondary modern
tailoring schools anyway.
education to ● Chitty: grammar schools are
compete globally still a popular idea
Education can be linked Labour Policy:1965-1979 (Democracy)
to: Comprehensive Schools: ● Generally the W/C areas had
- Social ● Critical of the tripartite system- unfair the worst schools and M/C
democracy for the W/C. areas had better schools, so
- Marketisation ● They wanted inclusive schools that it still encourages the divide,
- Meritocracy covered everything- equal for all. due to geographical mobility.
- Globalisation ● Virtually all schools went comprehensive.
● Grammar schools then became private, to ● No national curriculum,
maintain clever students and good results. teachers taught what they
➔ Only the rich people could afford wanted, no OFSTED, no
the best education. monitoring, no checking
● Comprehensive schooling then became
schools based on geographical area- went ● Created marketisation as a
to school closest to your location. result of comprehensive
● Students based on setting and streaming schooling- grammar schools
turned private
● Hargreaves: Internal
organisation of schools-
setting, streaming.
● New Right: Argue that there
was a lack of discipline and
state schools had a
monopoly, so there was no
competition, or incentive to
improve.
