Sure Start Free schools Labour government came New Labour Policies
into power.
Free schools are funded - EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance)
This was an area-based programme that by the government but Aims consisted of:
aimed to support young children and aren’t run by the local The EMA policy is the Education
- Increasing equality for
families by delivering services and authority, meaning there Maintenance Allowance. It is a
working class students
funding them with £450 million in the first is more control on how to financial scheme made for
3 years, 20% of the poorest wards in do things such as low-income students aged between
- Improving standards
England were targeting initially changing the length of 16 and over and gives them financial
the term and - Improving the support to eligible students who want
school days. health and to continue learning.
well-being of Aim Higher
students
This scheme is a project
- Saving funded by the
Academies money government to widen
participation in UK higher
These are different to what they are education, particularly
now, and the idea of it was to rebuild among students from
(using a private investment) and reopen non-traditional
failing schools. It was believed that this To achieve this aim was by raising backgrounds, minority
would raise standards and achievement. Education - the aspirations and developing the groups and disabled.
However, they remained very bad. 1997 Education abilities of young people.
Reforms
Specialist schools (Policies of Healthy This was available for both primary and secondary
privatisation) Schools schools. The schools complete a self assessment and
These were introduced in the UK and put an then receive a rating based on their responses around
emphasis or focus in a specific subject area; they food education and more. Awards given are for
teach a particular area of a curriculum.
Every Child
schools to recognise their
Examples of this is: Matters achievements in
- Studio Schools supporting the health and
- Maths Schools Curriculum 2000 wellbeing of their pupils.
- Science-based Schools UK government initiative that
applies to the wellbeing of
University children and young people from
Tuition Fees birth up to the age of 19.
This was a reform of A level examinations in the UK.
The aim is to support and make sure they are safe,
It was to make it a requirement that students took healthy and contributing regardless of background.
Fees began to be
modules and exams throughout their course rather
introduced in September
than only one examination at the end.
of 1998, with the first plan
This meant:
making that students had
- An A-Level under this reform consisted of 4 or Helps increase equality for
to pay £1,000 if their
6 units throughout their two years of study. lower class children.
parents earned more than
£34,000. No charges if
their parents earned less
than £16,600.
into power.
Free schools are funded - EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance)
This was an area-based programme that by the government but Aims consisted of:
aimed to support young children and aren’t run by the local The EMA policy is the Education
- Increasing equality for
families by delivering services and authority, meaning there Maintenance Allowance. It is a
working class students
funding them with £450 million in the first is more control on how to financial scheme made for
3 years, 20% of the poorest wards in do things such as low-income students aged between
- Improving standards
England were targeting initially changing the length of 16 and over and gives them financial
the term and - Improving the support to eligible students who want
school days. health and to continue learning.
well-being of Aim Higher
students
This scheme is a project
- Saving funded by the
Academies money government to widen
participation in UK higher
These are different to what they are education, particularly
now, and the idea of it was to rebuild among students from
(using a private investment) and reopen non-traditional
failing schools. It was believed that this To achieve this aim was by raising backgrounds, minority
would raise standards and achievement. Education - the aspirations and developing the groups and disabled.
However, they remained very bad. 1997 Education abilities of young people.
Reforms
Specialist schools (Policies of Healthy This was available for both primary and secondary
privatisation) Schools schools. The schools complete a self assessment and
These were introduced in the UK and put an then receive a rating based on their responses around
emphasis or focus in a specific subject area; they food education and more. Awards given are for
teach a particular area of a curriculum.
Every Child
schools to recognise their
Examples of this is: Matters achievements in
- Studio Schools supporting the health and
- Maths Schools Curriculum 2000 wellbeing of their pupils.
- Science-based Schools UK government initiative that
applies to the wellbeing of
University children and young people from
Tuition Fees birth up to the age of 19.
This was a reform of A level examinations in the UK.
The aim is to support and make sure they are safe,
It was to make it a requirement that students took healthy and contributing regardless of background.
Fees began to be
modules and exams throughout their course rather
introduced in September
than only one examination at the end.
of 1998, with the first plan
This meant:
making that students had
- An A-Level under this reform consisted of 4 or Helps increase equality for
to pay £1,000 if their
6 units throughout their two years of study. lower class children.
parents earned more than
£34,000. No charges if
their parents earned less
than £16,600.
