Sociology: The effect of Marketisation on the education system (NEW RIGHT)

A short overview of the Marketisation process discussed by New right thinkers Chubb & Moe.
A significant feature of the Education reform act 1988 - Marketisation linked with a number of features of the policy (e.g. national curriculum, OFSTED, Funding formula & League tables).
The Diagram can be found on my Padlet page.

[@AlansLessons]

If you are interested in social policy and education I have a short overview of the topic here: Sociology:
czcams.com/video/CbRj5J0JVOU/video.html

[@cesmed]

Thanks, really clear explanation

[@lilybeetson8488]

i am a visual learner also, and this really helped me compress ideas into understanding by seeing it in front of me. Thankyou so much !

[@elainemanwa931]

thank you!!

[@bronwynmarshall404]

really good explanation and the pictures helped me so much lol

[@samantharead793]

Thank you this was very useful for my BA Hons in Education

[@AlansLessons]

It’s no Geoff Petty but I’m glad you found it useful!

[@nadia-pt5xm]

really helpful video

[@AlansLessons]

Glad you think so!

[@caracrabtree715]

Wouldn’t make more sense to fund the schools that need it more? If government funds were used to get all the schools to the best standards?

[@AlansLessons]

Completely! I think the closest we got to that was the initial introduction of academies. As well as some labour policies such as EAZ’s, aim higher (policies like EMA & Sure start also provided additional support to communities). When first introduced they gave schools more control over how to spend their budgets.

[@rosief8804]

Hi Alan, this was v helpful but I was wondering - why / how does the school get more funding as it moves up the league table?

[@AlansLessons]

As a school moved up the league table it becomes more desirable to parent to send their children to. The larger the number of students, the more money a school can claim. From 1988 funding to individual schools was based on how many pupils enrolled in that school. As a result undersubscribed or unpopular schools where fewer parents chose to send their children would decrease in size and funding. This could possibly close and become a sink school. While an oversubscribed school could expand / grow, take on more students and increase its funding.