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Working-Class Schooling in Post-Industrial Britain

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Emerald Studies in the Sociology of Education

Series Editor: Dr Michael R.M. Ward, Swansea University, UK.

This series aims to provide a clear understanding of sociological approaches to the study of education, drawing on a range of scales and contexts around the key dilemmas of education, society and social change. Books in the series contribute to knowledge in differing national and historical contexts and explore ‘big ideas’ such as inequality, power, and identity and their application to contemporary educational issues and debates.

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Working-Class Schooling in Post-Industrial Britain: Only Schools and Courses

By

Alex McInch

Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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First edition 2022

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Dedication

For Mum and Dad

With love and respect

Rest in Peace

For Zachary and Amelie

Spread your wings and fly high in the sky

Love Dad x

List of Figures and Tables

List of Abbreviations

BTEC

Business and Technology Education Council

EAZ

Education Action Zone

EIC

Excellence in Cities

EMA

Educational Maintenance Allowance

EPA

Education Priority Area

eFSM

Eligibility for Free School Meals

GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education

HE

Higher Education

HEA

Higher Education Academy

HEI

Higher Education Institution

HND

Higher National Diploma

KS3

Key Stage 3

KS4

Key Stage 4

LAC

Looked After Children

LEA

Local Education Authority

NC

National Curriculum

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OFFA

Office for Fair Access

ONS-SEC

Office for National Statistics, Socio-Economic Classifications

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education

PAG

Poverty Action Group

PDG

Pupil Deprivation Grant

SEN

Special Educational Needs

SENCO

Special Educational Needs Coordinator

SLT

Senior Leadership Team

TA

Teaching Assistant

TLR

Teaching and Learning Responsibility

UCAS

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

Acknowledgements

There are a few people that I am indebted to as a result of completing this book. To Dr Michael Ward, thank you for giving me the opportunity to write about something that is important to me on a personal and professional level.

To Professors Stephen-Mark Cooper and Andrew Parker, thank you for the informal support, mentoring and sage advice.

To Professor Scott Fleming, thank you for opening my eyes to sociological thought many years ago, and for also showing me the art of perseverance, diligence and hard work.

Lastly, to my wife Lisa, thank you for your unwavering support and for always encouraging and supporting my endeavours which I can imagine at times, are frustrating!