Education Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards related to education.

State Schools

Schools which are funded by the government.

Private Schools

Fee paying schools.

Alternative Provision

Schools for those that are unable to attend main stream education.

Community schools (maintained schools)

Funded by the local authority and not influenced by business or religious groups; follow the national curriculum.

Private / Independent Schools

Schools where students pay fees to attend; independent of state-funded regulations; may choose to follow some regulations.

Pupil Referral Units (PRUs)

Schools that cater for children who can’t attend a mainstream school due to exclusion, emotional/behavioral difficulties or other issues.

Foundation and voluntary schools

Funded by the local authority but have more freedom - sometimes supported by religious groups.

City Technology Colleges (CTCs)

All-ability secondary schools focused on science, maths, and technology and preparing students for work.

Grammar schools

State secondary schools that select pupils based on an examination at age 11 (the '11-plus').

Special Education Schools

School catering for students with special educational needs due to learning difficulties, physical disabilities or behavior problems.

Public Schools

Long-established, fee-paying schools requiring an entrance exam.

Academy schools

State-funded schools in England funded directly by the Department for Education, independent of local authority control.

Free schools

Funded by the government but not run by the local authority, therefore they have more control over how they do things.

International Schools

Schools which cater to the international community and follow an international curriculum.

Home Schooling

Learning outside of the public or private school environment.

Faith schools

Schools that follow the national curriculum but can choose what they teach in religious studies; may have different admissions criteria and staffing policies.

Single Sex Schools

Schools which select based on gender.

State boarding school

Schools where the government pays for the education and parents pay for boarding.

Human Capital

The stock of knowledge, skills, values, habits and creativity that makes someone an economic asset to society

Hidden Curriculum

The informal learning processes that happen in school; it teaches students the norms and values of society.

Particularistic Values

Rules which only apply to that particular Person in a given situation

Universalistic Values

Rules which apply to all members of Society equally.

Ideological State Apparatus

A Social institution whose main role is to pass on the dominate ideology of the Ruling class.

Repressive State Apparatus

A social institution whose role it is to enforce the dominant ideology by force or threat of force

Correspondence Principal

The ways in which the education system mirrors the world of work. E.g. hierarchy, punctuality

Economic Efficiency

Develop the skills of the young to improve the labour force involves making the education system meet the needs of industry and employers.

Equality of Access

Every child should have the same opportunities to access educational provision of similar quality regardless of socio-economic background.

Equality of circumstance

Children should all start school with a similar socio-economic background so that they are all truly equal.

Equality of Participation

All students have the chance to participant on an equal footing in the processes that make up school life.

Equality of outcome

All students have the same chances of achievement in education regardless of socio-economic background.

Marketisation

The process of where by services like education are pushed towards operating like a business based on supply and demand. Students are considered consumers rather than pupils.

Privatisation in Education

Changing the internal processes of a school to be more like a business, for example treating Parents and students as consumers, target setting, performance related pay and league tables.

Privatisation of Education

Opening up aspects of education to Private businesses such as staff training, school finances, school Management (academy chains) and Exams

Parentocracy

When a child’s Educational achievement has more to do with parental wealth and wishes than student ability.

Globalisation

The increased interconnectedness between people and nation states. Includes technological, economic and cultural interconnectedness.

PISA Tests

A worldwide study that intended to evaluate educational systems by measuring 15- year-old school pupils' scholastic performance on mathematics, science, and reading.

PREVENT Policy

A policy that is about safeguarding and supporting those vulnerable to radicalisation.

Setting

Placing students in groups according to ability in individual subjects.

Streaming

Placing students in groups according to ability across all subjects.

Ideal Pupil

The characteristics that a teacher subconsciously looks for in a good pupil.

Self Fulfilling prophecy

When a pupil takes on the label that they have been by the school and acts accordingly.

Subcultures

A group of people within culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs often maintaining some of the founding principals but developing their own norms and values.

Symbolic Capital

The status, recognition and sense of worth that students receive from others.

Symbolic Violence

Using symbolic capital in a negative way, for example demonstrating superiority through values, beliefs and attitudes.

Working Class Dilemma

The dilemma faced by working class pupils to achieve symbolic capital from their friends or academic capital by rejecting working class identity.

Differentiation

The process of teachers categorising pupils according to how they perceive their ability, attitude and behaviour.

Polarisation

The process by which pupils respond to differentiation by moving towards one of two opposite poles or extremes, ie pro or anti school subcultures.

Educational Achievement

Refers to the qualifications achieved at the end of Formal Education (e.g. GCSE’s, degrees, A-levels, diploma’s, doctorates, certificates)

Differential Educational Achievement

Refers to the differing levels of Educational Success individuals might achieve within the education system, when studied across different social groupings

Internal Factors

Factors inside of school which impact a students educational achievement.

External Factors

Factors outside of school which impact a students educational achievement.

Educational Triage

Putting students into 3 streams M/C in the top streams, C/D Boarder line, W/C in lower streams.

A-C Economy

Schools are judged based on the number of students who Achieve A – C grades at GCSE.

Cultural Deprivation

Having inferior norms and values, skills and knowledge that make it difficult to access education.

Material Deprivation

Not having the resources or spaces available to do well in school – linked to poverty.

Restricted Code

Simple grammar, limited vocab, and gestures.

Elaborate code

Complex grammar, fuller sentences and more abstract ideas.