Introductory Task

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Introductory Task

• What term means a belief in the importance of
  traditional values and competition?
• What term means the idea that human behaviour is
  governed by the economy?
• What name is give to a very traditional form of
  Conservatism?
• What do we call learning that is formal or
  informal?
• What schools teach traditional subjects?
• What schools teach children of all abilities?
• What term means every person has the same chance?
  Equality
• Which instruction told all education authorities
  to go comprehensive?
• (4 minutes)

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Introductory Task

• What term means a belief in the importance of
  traditional values and competition? Conservatism
• What term means the idea that human behaviour is
  governed by the economy? Market forces
• What name is give to a very traditional form of
  Conservatism? New Right
• What do we call learning that is formal or
  informal? Education
• What schools teach traditional subjects? Grammar
  Schools
• What schools teach children of all abilities?
  Comprehensive schools
• What term means every person has the same chance?
  Equality
• Which government instruction told all education
  authorities to go comprehensive? Circular 10/65

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What types of school are available in the UK?

• Understanding how British society plans and
  organises the education of young people
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Sociological Targets

• You will understand that the school system in the
  UK is complex and variable.
• You will recognise that this difference in school
  provision can have an impact on the education of
  children.
• You will understand the form of the UK education
  system and recognise some of the factors that
  have shaped it.

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Personal targets

• To work independently in class on an assessment
  exercise.
• To work with others in the class on discussion
  points during the lesson
• To meet assessment deadlines

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Websites to support your learning

• www.dfes.gov.uk/
• This is the website of the Department for
  Education and Skills. Lots of official data and
  government information is available, as well as
  policy documents and links to other official
  sties
• news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education 
• This is the BBC site and is of course, excellent
  for current stories and background information.
• http//www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/
• Education-line is an academic site with research
  papers and links.
• www.tes.co.uk
• This is the teaching newspaper. You can see in
  the LRC, but the site is useful because there are
  discussion forums and news articles about
  education in Britain. See what teachers say to
  each when pupils are not about! 
• www.atss.org.uk
• Use any of the sites recommended by the
  Association for the Teaching of Social Sciences.
  They really are all very good.

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Feedback from previous work

• You have been asked to find out about one
  important educational debate that has been in the
  news.
• Feedback on what you have discovered to someone
  in the class with whom you do not normally work.
• What do you think that you have learned about the
  British educational system from doing this work?

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Idea for independent study

• Find out about the education system in a country
  from anywhere in the world.
• Here are ideas for questions to ask
• At what age do children start school?
• What subjects do they learn?
• Do they pay for education?
• What is the relationship between teachers and
  students?
• What other questions could you ask?
• Suggest different ways of discovering some of
  this information.
• (3 minutes)

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Discussion point

• On your own, write down your response to this
  question (2 minutes)
• What is the difference between learning and
  education?
• Share with a partner and develop your response.
  (2 minutes)
• Share with someone on another table and develop
  your response (2 minutes)
• As a whole class, we will address the question.

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Thinking for yourself

• What is the most important thing that you have
  ever learned?
• Where and how did you learn it?
• Why was it important to you to know this thing?
• Now discuss this with your study partners (3
  minutes)

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Education

• Formal education takes place in school or
  colleges. There is a curriculum and formal
  assessment of learning
• Informal education takes place in clubs or
  non-assessed situations
• Non-formal education learning that takes place
  in the home or a domestic situation.
• Provide an example of each type of education

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Compulsory Education

• All children will be educated between the ages of
  5 and 16. This may be at home, but home can be
  inspected.
• The content of the education is regulated by the
  National Curriculum
• Education is freely provided by the state between
  the ages of 5 and 19.
• Local education authorities have a duty to
  educate all children
• If children are excluded from school then the
  education authority must make alternative
  provision

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The State Education system
19 - Tertiary Education in a University or further education institution leading to higher level qualifications
16 19 optional Secondary education in a variety of types of schools or sixth form colleges
10 ½ 16 compulsory Secondary education in a variety of types of schools e.g. Academies, comprehensives, grammar schools etc
4 10 ½ years compulsory Primary education in local primary schools
There is also a system that is separate from the
State known as the independent sector. It caters
for between 6 and 10 of children generally
from wealthy backgrounds
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What types of schools are there?

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• Schools are funded with public and private money.
  
• Some schools are controlled by local authorities
  but others are controlled by businesses or
  charities
• There are many different forms of school

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Community Schools

• Community schools are owned by local authorities
  who allocate money and employ staff. This is
  probably the most common type of school.
• These include grammar schools, comprehensive
  schools, and secondary modern schools.
• In Wales, you will also find community schools
  that teach through the medium of the Welsh
  language.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of such a
system?
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Foundation Schools

• Foundation schools have more freedom than
  community schools because the governing body can
  select pupils and employ staff.
• These schools may include comprehensives and
  grammar schools.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of such a
system?
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Voluntary aided and faith schools

• Voluntary-aided schools are owned by charities
  and they employ staff.
• They may be religious faith schools.
• City Technology Colleges are independent from
  Local Authorities, but do not charge fees. They
  tend to offer vocational qualifications.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of such a
system?
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City Academies

• City Academies that are independent from local
  authorities and many are funded by businesses or
  charities.
• Large numbers are linked to religious groups.
• They were often set up on the sites of failing
  schools and many offer vocational education.
• They have been controversial

What are the strengths and weaknesses of such a
system?
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Specialist schools

• Specialist schools have extra funding to
  establish a centre of excellence in certain
  subject areas, although they must teach the whole
  curriculum.
• There are over 2,600 such schools in England.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of such a
system?
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Summary of key points

• Schools are funded with public and private money.
  
• Some schools are controlled by local authorities
  but others are controlled by businesses or
  charities
• There are many different forms of school

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Individual Research

• Find out more about the independent sector of
  education through using websites.
• Discussion work with study partners and others
  Should parents be able to pay to get better
  education for their children than others can
  afford?
• Summarise points for and against independent
  sector education.