Primary schooling under New Labour: The irresolvable contradiction of excellence and enjoyment
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Oxford Review of Education
- Vol. 31 (1), 29-46
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0305498042000337174
Abstract
This article aims to provide both an account and an assessment of the most significant policies adopted by New Labour on primary schooling since its victory in the election of 1997. A secondary intention is to determine what these policies reveal about New Labour and its political project. A key policy objective in New Labour’s two terms of office since 1997 has been the retention of the electoral support it received from voters who had benefited from policies pursued by the Thatcher governments.Keywords
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