C. Contemporary Relevance of Functionalism

In recent years, there has been a growth in concern among ___ and ___ about the need for education to transmit the shared values of ___ ___.

In recent years, there has been a growth in concern among politicians and educationalists about the need for education to transmit the shared values of UK society.

Labour government introduced ___ ___ in 2002.

Labour government introduced citizenship education in 2002.

The Al Madinah free school raised concerns because it appeared to be following a conservative ___ ___ to education.

• ___ girls and boys in class

• Expecting all teachers to wear ___ ___

• Only offering Arabic as a ___ ___

The Al Madinah free school raised concerns because it appeared to be following a conservative Islamic approach to education.

• Segregating girls and boys in class

• Expecting all teachers to wear Islamic dress

• Only offering Arabic as a modern language

The Al Madinah school was closed in 2014 after an ‘___’ ___ by OFSTED.

The Al Madinah school was closed in 2014 after an ‘inadequate’ rating by OFSTED.

Critics of the Al Madinah school argued that state ___ ___ should reflect broader British values such as ___ and ___.

Critics of the Al Madinah school argued that state funded schools should reflect broader British values such as democracy and multiculturalism.

The concern of functionalists that education should be a ___ ___ bringing together pupils from different ___ ___ continues to have some relevance in the 21st century.

The concern of functionalists that education should be a unifying force bringing together pupils from different social backgrounds continues to have some relevance in the 21st century.