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Education Policy Basics

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I believe in higher taxes in order to redistribute wealth through public services to those who most need support. My politics are...

a)

Right-wing

b)

Left-wing

2.

Education today is too soft. Let's bring back proper examinations and strict discipline! What term best describes my ideology?

a)

Neo-liberal

b)

Neo-conservative

c)

Social Democrat

d)

Communist

3.

I plan to expand the range of academies, free schools and grammar schools in the local area. This will drive up competition and offer parents more choice. I am a...

a)

Social Democrat

b)

Neo-conservative

c)

Socialist

d)

Neo-liberal

4.

I want to eradicate grammar and private schools as I believe they create more inequality. I propose a single comprehensive school to give all a good education. I am a...

a)

Neo-Conservative

b)

Fascist

c)

Social Democrat

d)

Neo-liberal

5.

I want to role out free sure start services in all areas, free milk in every classroom and free lunches in schools, all provided by the state. My political position is...

a)

Left-wing

b)

Right-wing

6.

The most right-wing of the three main UK political parties

a)

Conservatives (Tories)

b)

The Green Party

c)

Liberal Democrats

d)

Labour

7.

We need to invest far more money into schools serving children from ethnic minority and deprived backgrounds to level the educational playing field. My aim is...

a)

Neoliberalism

b)

Social Justice

c)

Anarchism

d)

Authoritarianism

8.

I want to raise educational standards, so I intend to increase the frequency of Ofsted inspections. What is the policy driver here?

a)

The intention to raise standards

b)

The increase in Ofsted inspections

9.

I want to raise educational standards, so I intend to increase the frequency of Ofsted inspections. What is the policy lever here?

a)

The intention to raise standards

b)

The increase in Ofsted inspections

10.

My plan is to increase the range of key knowledge, skills and dispositions shaped in children. I aim to provide them with...

a)

Educational goods

b)

Social Justice

c)

Higher grades

11.

How we decide who gets what and how much they get as a result of our policymaking, is dependent upon our...

a)

Sharing morals

b)

Distributive values

c)

Allocation principles

d)

Apportioning ethics

12.

What did John Rawls suggest we need to position ourselves behind to ensure we are fair and neutral when making policies that impact on people's lives

a)

A podium of innocence

b)

A curtain of unconsciousness

c)

A screen of idiocy

d)

A veil of ignorance