April 26, 2018 / C H Thompson

Marketisation of education

neo-liberal economics, sometimes referred to as New-Right polices, were introduced by Mrs Thatcher in 1979 and are continuing through to this day
neo-Liberalism is the philosophy behind marketisation
neo-liberal economics emphasises the importance of giving individuals choice
this choice is provided by the free-market which turns individuals into consumers of services and is sometimes referred to the privatisation of services such as education
Privatisation means the state, is rolled-back, and so is less involved in services once delivered by the state, such as education.
The privatisation of education involves turning parents into consumers, rather than users of education
this is achieved by giving parents the ability to choose (shop around) the school for their children, in the same way people shop for clothes
the 1988 Education Reform Act started this process off by introducing:
this process is often known as parentocracy

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