Contemporary Education and Policy (ED2BEP)

Defining what it means to be a youth in today's society. Identifying the moral panics society has surround youths. Focusing on main policies to help youths to transition into work. Timeline of all education policies which have been introduced to help youths to join workforce. Comparing the new labour policies and coalition/conservative policies. Outlining main theories and theorists, issues, and different approaches.

Outlines what factors shape education. Identifying what issues with education the government focus on. Debating who should fund education. Comparing right wing and left wing beliefs of education. Focusing on foundational beliefs of functionalism towards education. Identifying the conflicting theories to functionalism. Describing ideological perspectives towards education. Step-by-step chart of policy making process.

Analysing prison education, looking at policies and acts; mainly looking at Prison White Paper (2021) and Shannon Trust Model. Evaluating what impact prison education has, how it can be improved, identifying positives and negatives, what policies should be introduced.

What is TEF. What does TEF aim to achieve. Issues of TEF. Identifying background of educational policies. Outlining what is meant by the tuition fee issue. How does government measure educational excellence.