impacts of educational policies

when did the education reform act take place?

1988

which government introduced the

the conservative government of 1979-1997

the education reform act introduced the… N_ C_

National cirrciculum

how did th national cirriculum improve for gender achievement?

with this act it was illegal to discrimiinate in the grounds of gender within subject choice

the educational reform act introduced … standardised T_ and C_

standardised Testing and Coursework

how did standardised testing and coursework improve gender achievement?

girls improvement linked with GCSE exams and course work showed that the cirriculum was more even

the educational reform act introduced M_

marketisation

how did marketisation improve gender achievement?

as girls were becoming more high achievers, marketisation results published in league tables was benefital to make the schools look better

which Government tackled boys underachievement?

the new Labour 1997

how did new labour 19__ tackle boys underachievement?

they saw boys literacy rayes as largest factor of underachievement

introduced reading champions (taking role models to encouage boys to read)

Rasing Boys achievement scheme

what are some other initiaties that help with gender and education?

STEM - this is opening doors for girls to get into stem subjects: Gist and Wise

removal of course work - this favoured boys

changes towards linear exams - high stake final exams aslo favoured for boys

who is J_?

Jackson

what did Jackson find about educational achievement with boys?

boys underachievement has been the foucs of most policies

however he notes that the gender gap in achievement is closing

but there are some issues with gender still, for exmaple the recruitment of male teachers is still an issue of educational graduates