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Education Examples
Education Stats and Examples
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| Margaret Thatcher became prime minister after attending a grammar school, despite her working class background |
| In 1984 BTECs were introduced to improve the relevance of vocational education to prepare children for work |
| In 1987 the National Vocational Qualification was introduced to teach practical work place skills |
| the 2011 Education Act introduced free schools to areas with new housing to encourage schools to compete for new students |
| Since 2014, all schools promote British Values - Democracy, Tolerance, Liberty and Rule of Law |
| Research shows children with higher school attendance have better social skills, cultural awareness and life skills when they reach adulthood |
| The ONS shows 50% of working class students successfully attend university |
| The ONS shows that working class students are more likely to be expelled, and placed in below average sets despite having average or higher grades |
| The ONS shows that private school students are more likely to attend top universities than state school students |
| Willis' Anti School Lads observation and interview research |
| In 2021 the ONS revealed that 10% of 10% of 16-24 year olds are not in education, employment or training |
| Non free school meal White British students get an average A8 score of 53.1, free school meal White British students get an average of 35.8 |
| Non free school meal Chinese students get an average A8 score of 69.4, free school meal Chinese students get an average of 66.5 |
| Black Caribbean students get an average A8 score of 44 |
| Black African students get an average A8 score of 52.2 |
| Pakistani students get an average A8 score of 50.5 |
| Bangladeshi students get an average A8 score of 55.6 |
| Boys get an average A8 score of 44 |
| Girls get an average A8 score of 49.5 |
| SEN students get an average A8 score of 27.6 compared to non SEN students who have an average A8 of 49.9 |
| According to DFE there is a 14% attainment gap between free school meal and Non free school meal students |
| Students who do not have English as their first language perform higher than students who have English as their first language |
| The average A8 score is 50.9 |
| 1 in 5 primary school students and 1 in 10 secondary school students do not have English as their first language |
| The Swann report 1985 found that language was not a cause of differential achievement, and the negative effects of language differences decreased through a child's school years |
| The DfE found that girls are more likely to go into sixth form and university compared to boys |
| 77% of teachers are not male, in primary school this is 9/10 |
| The Conservative government removed most coursework and modular exams in 2015 and returned to a linear exam system |
| Education Act 1944 - Tripartite system, 11+ tests |
| Circular 10/65 - Removal of Tripartite system, introduced comprehensive schools |
| Education Act 1988 - League tables, SATs, national curriculum, open enrolment, formula funding |
| Education Action Zones 1998 - Prioritised extra funding for deprived areas |
| Sure Start Local Programmes 1999 - Sure Start Centres for deprived areas |
| Education Maintenance Allowance 1999 - EMA bursaries for working class students to incentivise school attendance |
| Education Act 2002 - Introduced City Centre Academies |
| Education Act 2011 - Forced failing schools to become academies, Chief Executives introduced, built new Free Schools, pupil premium funding for disadvantaged students accepted by schools |
| Education White Paper 2022 - MATs, all schools to become academies by 2030 |
| 2024 Labour - Cancelled the building of 40 new free schools, academies ordered to follow national curriculum, MATs ordered to work with LEAs |
| Specialist schools programme 1993 - Schools allowed to save 10% of spaces for students with specialist skills |
| Academies Commission 2013 Report - Evidence schools were using covert selection |
| Higher Education Act 1998 - Introduced student loans |
| 1992 Private Finance Initiative - Private companies building schools on contract with the government |
| House of Commons 2007 Consultancy Report - Educational Consultants paid to give advice to schools |
| Spending on Educational Consultants has risen by over 40%, whilst spending on teachers has only risen by 17% |
| 2% of teachers are black, compared to 6% of the UK population being black |
| The Sutton Trust Opportunity Index - Shows that working class kids do well in areas with high funding, like London, compared to other areas |
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