Equal Opportunities Policies

The belief that boys and girls should have the same opportunities in school are now…

Part of mainstream thinking

Policies such as _________ encourage girls to pursue careers in _________

GIST and WISE

Non-traditional areas

Similarly, the introduction of the __________________ meant that boys and girls had to study the same things

National Curriculum in 1988

_______(1998) argues that equal opportunities policies are a key factor in the __________________

Boaler

Improvement of girls’ educational performance

Schools have become more meritocratic (same chance to succeed) compared to the…

Old grammar school system where girls had to achieve higher in the 11+ tests

Imkact on achievement - because girls in general _____________, they achieve more

Work harder than boys

A03: Class still influences decisions about subjects and courses. Working class girls tend to prefer traditional…

Roles, subjects and careers that are classed as feminine, leading to low paying jobs such as childcare and food tech