Policies in Education

Before the industrial revolution there was no state school.

• True

• False

The state made schooling compulsory from the ages of 5 to 13 in what year?

• 1889

• 1980

• 1944

• 1880

What year was the tripartite system introduced?

• 1945

• 2005

• 1944

• 1940

At what age did pupils sit the exam to gain entry into the 3 different types of schools?

• 11

• 12

• 10

• 15

When was the comprehensive system introduced?

• 1965

• 1955

• 1976

• 1978

Marketisation has become the central theme of which government?

• Labour

• Liberal

• Conservative

• New Right

The aim of league tables are to..?

• Publish reports of ranking of schools based on exam performance

• To allow schools to opt of out local authority funding

• To allow business sponsorships of schools

Silt shifting is when good schools can avoid taking less able students who are likely to get poor results.

• True

• False

Which sociologist did a study on parental choice?

• Sharon Gewirtz

• Stephen Ball

• Miriam David

• David Cameron

Who are the privileged skilled choosers?

• Professional m/c parents who used their economic and cultural capital to choose the best schools for their children,

• Working class parents who were unable to use cultural capital to choose schools because of their lack of understanding.

• Ambitious working class parents who wanted the best for their children but lacked the cultural capital.