Critically discuss the ways in which neo-liberal educational policy creates winners and losers

The specific aims are to:

• Study the development of education policy and its impact throughout an individual`s life course in an informed and critical manner;
• Explore government policy in the key areas of social exclusion:
• Understand the ideological nature of education policy and its relationship to education.
• To study the development of education policy and its impact throughout an individual`s life course in an informed and critical manner;
• To explore government policy in the key areas of social exclusion
• To understand the ideological nature of education policy and its relationship to education

Assessment criteria:

These are based on the learning outcomes for this module, which are that after studying this module, you should be able to;

Knowledge and understanding

• Identify the key changes in legislation as it relates to the development of education policy
• Define and explain the complexities of education policy and the role and nature of the state
• Define, explain and question a range of educational concepts and theories
• Skills, qualities, and attributes
• Integrate social policy into explanations of educational success and failure
• Apply well-developed academic writing skills and use a wide range of appropriate information sources critical