What is education for?

The Marxist approach

Explain the structure of the education system

Pros and Cons of faith schools

Pros and Cons of private schools

Raising standards with OFSTED

Raising standards with league tables

Differential educational achievement

Middle class backgrounds

Some ethnic minority groups

1970s and 1980s

Boys

Girls

1980s

Early 2000s

Parental values and expectations

Economic situation

Parents' educational background

Cultural background

Self fulfilling prophecy

The school curriculum

Pupil cultures and school ethos

Institutional racism

The specialist schools programme

Schools' admissions policies

EMAS Education maintenance allowances

Equal opportunities act and anti discrimination act