Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction: What Difference Do Governments Make?
- 1 Thirteen Wasted Years (1951–1964)?
- 2 External Shocks
- 3 The Economy
- 4 Foreign and Defence Policy
- 5 Health
- 6 Education
- 7 Environment
- 8 Parting the Unions
- 9 Society and Health Inequalities
- 10 Science
- 11 Culture
- 12 Government, Parliament and the Constitution
- 13 The Conservative Party
- 14 The Realigning Party System
- 15 Elections and Voting
- Conclusion: Fourteen Wasted Years? The Verdict
- Acknowledgements
- Index
6 - Education
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction: What Difference Do Governments Make?
- 1 Thirteen Wasted Years (1951–1964)?
- 2 External Shocks
- 3 The Economy
- 4 Foreign and Defence Policy
- 5 Health
- 6 Education
- 7 Environment
- 8 Parting the Unions
- 9 Society and Health Inequalities
- 10 Science
- 11 Culture
- 12 Government, Parliament and the Constitution
- 13 The Conservative Party
- 14 The Realigning Party System
- 15 Elections and Voting
- Conclusion: Fourteen Wasted Years? The Verdict
- Acknowledgements
- Index
Summary
The Conservative effect is notable in education, with several reforms at the department, beginning with the most (and only) successful Education Secretary Michael Gove and continuing throughout the ten Education Secretaries over the remaining ten years. The rapid churn made for inconsistent policymaking, and a lack of long-term planning. It ends with the Conservatives’ role in guiding the education system through Covid, and the return to ambitious plans under the final PM, Rishi Sunak. The chapter will also scrutinise Conservative higher education and university policy, and whether there was an opportunity wasted with universities.
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- The Conservative Effect, 2010–202414 Wasted Years?, pp. 157 - 204Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024