Sociology · Year 12 · Education and Sociological Theory · 1.º Período
Educational Policies in the UK
Evaluating the impact of government policies on education from the 1944 Education Act to the present day.
National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA AS Sociology 3.1.1.2 (The significance of educational policies)Edexcel Sociology 8SY0/01 (Education policy)
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Evaluating the impact of government policies on education from the 1944 Education Act to the present day.
Key Questions
- How did the 1988 Education Reform Act change schools?
- What is the impact of marketisation and privatisation?
- How have policies attempted to tackle educational inequality?
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