AQA GCSE Sociology: Education key terms

where schools meet the needs of the economy

students are put to the best jobs they're suited to.

students are taught the norms and values of our culture.

students are taught how to become effective citizens to create a sense of togetherness (social solidarity.)

schools set up rules that control the school environment e.g. rewards and sanctions that encourage good behaviour and discourage bad behaviour.

People's skill level based on ability and efforts.

academic/vocational subjects that are taught within a qualification. e.g. Maths GCSE, English Language A level, ICT Level 3 Diploma.

things that students and staff learn within a school environment e.g. students being respectful to school teachers by calling them by their title and surname.

At this time, the education system in Britain was not formally organised. Upper class parents would send their children to fee-paying private schools or are taught at home, whereas working class children go to work in the industry.

This legislation promised that every student in England gets a form of education. However, only the working class were able to get such education for free; the middle and upper classes still had to pay.

This legislation introduces the idea of selective education through the tripartite system, where children were given free education until the age of 14.

An institution built for students that are academically able, taking O level qualifications that allow them to go to university.

An institution built for students that are less academically able, taking academic GCSEs, e.g. Maths and English, but more time was spent on vocational GCSEs e.g. Construction GCSE & Child Development GCSE.

An institution that specializes in scientific and practical subjects. Only 5% of these were ever built.

This legislation introduced the idea of bringing potential students from their local catchment area to a school that was free and disregarded social class, financial and academic status. They were known as 'comprehensive schools.' (introduced by Labour)