Marketisation and Privatisation of Education Flashcards

Application of market principles to the education system, promoting choice and competition.

Introduced open enrolment, the national curriculum, and formula funding to promote marketisation.

Schools receive funding based on the number of pupils enrolled, encouraging competition.

Rankings of schools based on exam results, enabling parents to compare schools.

Created by New Labour to improve failing schools with private funding and increased choice.

Schools focusing on specific areas like science, sports, or arts, introduced by New Labour.

Schools set up by parents or stakeholders to increase educational choice in areas of need.

Stephen Ball's concept that parental choice in education benefits middle-class families with cultural capital.

Prioritising borderline students to improve school performance in league tables.

Excluding low-achieving students before exams to improve league table rankings.

Transfer of assets and resources from state control to the private sector, impacting how education is run and managed.

Privatization refers to outsourcing and business practices in state schools, not fee-charging private schools.

Schools adopt business practices like performance targets, marketing, and efficiency measures, often opting out of LEA control.

Schools opt out of local education authority control, gaining autonomy over finances and adopting business practices.

Outsourcing aspects of education to private providers, e.g., academy trusts, educational consultants, exam boards.

Groups of schools managed under a single structure, often with executive heads and shared directives.

Private advisors who help schools maximise their potential for a fee.

Private companies design and build schools, similar to practices in healthcare, often controversial.

Large companies may focus on employment skills over holistic education, reducing emphasis on arts and humanities.

Stephen Ball suggests big companies use education to advertise products and create future consumers.