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Education Quiz 1

Option 1: Education

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Discuss reasons why some young people choose to reject the education system A stimulus exercise and essay plan based on school rejection
Why do we have schools? Use this wordframe to plan and write an essay
Structural accounts of education A simple overview of each of the main theories
Education assessment assignments Suggested independent study tasks
History of education 1945–1965 wedi’i grynhoi
Some schools select pupils Understand how schools can affect their intake of pupils
Reasons for underattainment A cut and paste summary and revision activity
Education timeline (1945 - 2006) An activity exercise to illustrate recent educational developments.
Theory of Education Marxist and Functionalist theory of the part played by education in society.
Education and Inequality How equal is the education system for children in Britain?
Practice summary skills A comprehension exercise based on an article in 'Sociology Review '
National Curriculum A short revision summary
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