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Lesson objective To explore policies on education. Lesson outcomes • Compare how they favour specific groups of people• Evaluate the impact of them• Explain specific social policies. Political background You are not tested on this page in your exam. The aim of this page is to deepen your knowledge of politics so as to understandContinue reading “Policies – Education”

Lesson objective To explore evaluate interactionism Lesson outcomes • Compare how they favour specific groups of people• Evaluate the impact of them• Explain what each perspective believes In this section you will explore three governments post-1979, as well as the condition education, was in in 1979 itself. In summary, Conservatives (Margaret Thatcher) policies have attempted toContinue reading “Sociological perspectives – Education”

Lesson objective To explore evaluate interactionism Lesson outcomes • Compare interactionism to other perspectives.• Evaluate the interactionist perspective. They recognise the importance of what happens inside schools. Educational achievement = Measured by processes within schools and the effects this has on the students. Favoured by interactionist perspectives. This is good because it allows us toContinue reading “Interactionism – Education”

Lesson objective To explore explore subcultures in education Lesson outcomes • Assess how labelling supports subcultures• Evaluate its significance • Explain what subcultures exist Banding, streaming and setting. These are all ways that schools group students and are normally based on a range of factors, e.g. behaviour, ability etc. This in itself affects students in aContinue reading “Subcultures – Education”

Lesson objective To explore teacher stereotyping, pupil identities and the halo effect in education Lesson outcomes • Compare how the impact can vary from individual to individual• Evaluate its significance • Explain teacher stereotyping, pupil identities and the halo effect are Teacher stereotyping, pupil identities and the Halo effect  Teacher’s impact on students and their successContinue reading “Teacher stereotyping, pupil identities and the halo effect – Education”

Lesson objective To explore marketisation forces in education. Lesson outcomes • Compare how the impact can vary from individual to individual.• Evaluate its significance • Explain what marketisation is. Marketisation is the act of introducing business ideas (market forces) into education.  The 1988 Education Reform Act introduced this idea to education. The aim was toContinue reading “Marketisation – Education”

Lesson objective To explore different ethnicities’ educational experience Lesson outcomes • Compare different ethnicities experiences.• Evaluate its significance • Explain how different ethnicities experience education This section requires you to understand how different ethnicities in the UK have different educational experiences. A good idea to show off skills in your exam is to include someContinue reading “Ethnicity – Education”

Lesson objective To explore school ethos and the hidden curriculum in education Lesson outcomes • Assess how the impact can vary from individual to individual• Evaluate its significance • Explain what School ethos and the hidden curriculum are The ethos of a school relates to the school’s character. atmosphere and climate of a school. TakeContinue reading “School ethos and the hidden curriculum – Education”

Lesson objective To explore gender in education Lesson outcomes • Compare its significance to other factors• Evaluate its significance • Explain how gender impacts education Until the 1990s boys out performed girls at school mostly. Today, however, girls have taken the lead. This chapter will explore the many reasons why this change has taken place.Continue reading “Gender – Education”