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social policy
tripartite system
1944,education shaped by meritocracy
The Education Act 1944 introduced the tripartite system, selected by ability in the 11+ exam
3 seperate schools
grammar schools, secondry modern, technical schools
childrens class and background greatly affected their chances of success at school
girls had to gain a higher mark to get into the grammar schools creating gender inequality
the 3 schools offered different types of unequal opportunity
the comprehensive system
labelling - ball, teachers continue to label working class pupils negativley
legitimises inequality through the myth of meritocracy
streaming - put into groups based off ability, labelled, leads to self fulfilling prophecy. Douglas
myth of meritocracy - blaming themselves for failure rather than the corrupt capitalist system
however this system continued to reproduce class inequality
introduced in 1965 aimed to overcome class divide and make education more meritocratic
marketisation and parentocracy
parentocracy- david, ruled by parents
league tables, ofsed, formula funding, competition and choice, free schools, local authority control, open enrollment, tuition fees for higher education
increasing both competition and choice
reducing direct state control over education
2010 coolition goverment introduced acadamies and free schools, favoured by the new right
1988 education reform act, marketisation promoting diversity and choice treating eduction system like a buissness