Marketisation & Selection policies

Marketisation & Selection policies

1. A Funding Formula

   • Gives a school the same amount of funds for each pupil

2. Exam League Tables

   • Rank each school according to their exam performance
     • Makes no allowance for the level of ability of it's pupils
       • E.G.- secondary schools are ranked in terms of what percentage of their pupils succeed in gaining five or more GCSE grades A*-C

3. Competition

   • Occurs among schools to attract pupils

4. 'Micro' level processes

   • Labelling
   • The self fulfilling prophecy
   • Streaming

5. Schools operate within a wider education system

   • Whose policies directly affect these micro-level processes to produce class difference in achievement
     • Such policies include Marketisation & selection