Aqa Gcse Sociology Paper 1 Question Paper 2023: The Sociology Of Families And Education

Economic role {Ans: Pre-1870 {Ans: Private schools {Ans: Social control role {Ans: 1988 Education Reform Act {Ans: <hint: Start of marketisation and choice of schools This legislation brought marketisation to schools, meaning that schools compete for students by selling themselves e.g. how well students achieved, their attendance and punctuality. This legislation meant that parents needed a way to distinguish how schools were better from one another. To counteract this, the government introduced statistics from schools such as Ofsted, SATs results, League tables etc.