EMA are paid weekly to students that come from low income background. This move was invented in order to give equal opportunities to materially and culturally deprived family back grounds so that their achievement levels improve within the academic. Other policy such as Compensatory education policies (CEP’s) was introduced by Tony Blair in 1997 and was aimed to extend the academic period among school children from the age of 16 to the age of 18. This policy was aimed to reduce the socio-economic disadvantages which could include restricting equal educational opportunities from students from culturally deprived background originally focusing on working class children in UK. There are two arguments within the educational system;
Agree with the question Paragraph 2 On one hand sociologists would agree that a pupil’s home situation is more important than the type of school they attend. Parents who get involved in the students education by showing an interest and helping with homework are more likely to encourage a child to do well at school. Parental influence can affect someone’s educational achievement as if a student’s parent hated school as a child and didn’t get the grades they needed, it can cause the student to act the same. On the other hand it could cause them to progress better in school as they will want to achieve more than their parents Marxists believe students who come from a working class background tend to do worse than students who come from a high class background; this could be because of material deprivation. This is a big influence on student’s educational achievement as they do not have enough money to buy the necessary equipment for school such as revision guides.
• In 2011, the percentage of lone parent family children is higher than in 1996, and the percentage of ‘couple families’ children is lower than in 1996. This would suggest that there are more lone parent families in 2011 than there were in 1996. • The approximate ratio of ‘couple families’ children to ‘lone parent’ children in 1996 is 4:1, whereas in 2011 this is reduced to approximately 3:1. Word count: 157 Part B Consider two different types of household and, by using one example, describe how a decision made by government affects the flow of money between government and each of these households. Explain how this decision would also affect how money flows between these two different households and corporations.
The whole idea behind marketisation was that by introducing the ideas of big business into schools the education system would improve. Consumer/parental choice and competition between schools would inevitably lead to better standards and would improve equality of opportunity. Parents were given the right to send their children to a school of their choice. Schools now had to publish league tables which would help parents make an informed decision. This led to parents having more power as consumers.
The self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that comes true simply by it being made, which leads to a student’s underachievement. If teachers have low expectations of certain children and they are aware of these expectations, these children may develop a negative self-concept. They may come to see themselves as failures and give up trying, thereby fulfilling their original prophecy and leading to underachievement. Studies show that self-fulfilling prophecy is particularly less likely to occur when children are streamed. Streaming involves separating children into different ability groups or classes called 'streams'.
The issues of socio-economic status, geographical location and lack of prior learning did not affect the level of success and happiness Emily experienced at school. Emily was able to come to school and use her knowledge previously learnt in classroom and around other students. The setting of the school was familiar to Emily which gave her a higher advantage over those students coming into the school similar to Thanh, who may not have the skills and abilities she
The next point was the notion of SES playing a factor in the urbanization of communities. According to the article members of the same social status migrate amongst each other, this creates area of affluence which, in turn, yield an improved funding system of school districts which provides higher educator salaries which attract a better quality of
(3) In this case a child’s early development such as their education can help avoid the strain of economic inequality. It is stated, “black children are less likely to learn as much as white children from two to four years of age.” This lack of early childhood education can produce negative social and economic outcomes. If a child’s parent has a high level learning such as college a degree children are more likely to succeed in school. What about children in lower income homes? These children are usually victims of low quality education and obstruct the income equality gap, as they grow older.
Mothers from ethnic minority groups are more likely to stay at home with their children. Interestingly ethnic minority groups do have better outcomes at primary school – showing that they benefit from a positive home learning environment which may alleviate the possible disadvantage of not attending a pre-school/early years setting. The advantage of early years education has been shown to be visible at age 4 – 7 (key stage 1) and pupils who receive early education have higher attainment than those with no early education. Strand’s (1999) study of inner London pupils showed that black pupils with high attainment at age 4 and white pupils from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, all made less than expected progress during Key Stage 1. Indeed at this stage it is
According to a Toronto Star survey, children who get to choose their food at lunch ate more fat and calories than those who were only offered one meal choice. Students who don't get adequate nutrient intake at lunchtime are at risk of poor progress in class and decreased cognition, says University of Toronto. Lack of adequate nutrition means children aren't getting the energy they need to perform in school and aren't able to focus. They are also at an increased risk of getting sick, which means missing school and falling behind. A nutritious midday meal is vital for learning new things and keeping the brain healthy.