Analyse the main ways in which the government have sought to raise educational standards in Britain since 1979? (45)

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Analyse the main ways in which the government have sought to raise educational standards in Britain since 1979? (45)

The compulsory education system was introduced by the labour party in order to get rid of ignorance which was one of the five evils that the welfare state aimed to fight. Traditionally there has been conflict between the two major parties of UK. The conservative wished competition and variety in education while the labour party had been in favour of comprehensive schools. Over the past few years the parties policies with regardto education have been similar and there has been a general consensus between the parties. This essay would aim to look at the measures taken by the government to improve and assess their effectiveness.

One of the ways in which the government have sought to raise education standard is through the introduction of national curriculum which was passed as part of the education reform Act 1988. This Act specifically stated the subjects that needed to be taught in school between the ages of 5 to 16. It also stated the amount of time spent on each subject. The main emphasis was on traditional subjects such as maths, English,