feb 28, 1997 - 1997-2010 New Labour and Educational Policy
Description:
- New Labour emphasised the link between education and work under Tony Blair
- Policies included; reduction of class sizes, home-school contracts, target setting.
- Inspection and naming and shaming of failing schools and direct intervention with government agencies
- Learning and Skills Council to oversee post-16 education and training to improve standards
- Education Action Zones together with social exclusion units to tackle problems emerging from areas of high social deprivation
- Budget spent on education doubled to GBP60 billion a year
Evaluation
- New Labour retained New Right policies on inspection and parental choice
- New Right criticise for limiting parental choice by abolishing grant-maintained status for schools
- Liberals would say they took an overly economic perspective on education
- Social-Democratic say they have failed to abolish selection and have not dealt with detting and streaming
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EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
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