Citizenship, Community and Welfare: Issues and Challenges in the UK Education Sector

Citizenship,
Community and
Welfare

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The education sector of United Kingdom plays an important role in growth and welfare
of the state as it provides services for improving knowledge and skills in various professional
and academic field (ALASOMUKA and OLOLUBE, 2020). The United Kingdom government
has implemented various welfare policies to make the private and public education sector of the
country more beneficial for the society so that it contributes to the development of the country.
As of now the education system in United Kingdom is divided into five stages which are early
years, primary years, secondary years , further education and higher education. The education
system of United Kingdom is regarded as one of the best education system across economically
developed countries.
Education is defined as the process of giving systematic instruction so that learners are
able to develop knowledge on specific subjects. Education is essential for growth of society as it
helps build individuals who make positive contributions to moral, economic and infrastructural
progress of society. Educational policies and systems in the current society have shifted from
being an elite commodity to essential human right which need to be offered to every child so that
they can improve their knowledge and become a contributing member of the society (binti
Mosbiran, 2021). There are various challenges associated with educational welfare in United
Kingdom which need to be resolved in order to ensure that best educational services are offered
in United Kingdom.
This essay aims to determine the issues and challenges associated with education in
context of welfare and citizenship. This essay discusses issues associated with education and
citizenship by applying relevant theories and models of welfare provisions and citizenship. Apart
from this the area of risk, vulnerability and resilience are evaluated in this essay in context of
education welfare and citizenship. Finally a critical understanding of the disciplinary functions of
the welfare state as an agent of social surveillance is included in the essay.
MAIN BODY
Vulnerability in context of the UK education sector looks at the factors which make the
child vulnerable because of risks and poor outcomes. The primary factors which influence
vulnerability of UK education system include individual characteristics of children such as their
physical and social environment along with any harm the student may experience or is at the risk
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of experiencing while participating in UK educational system. The primary needs of children in
UK education sector which need to able addressed through appropriate educational policies
includes the physical, mental health and academic needs of the student (Domakin, 2019).
The main problems within the educational sector of United Kingdom are the budget cuts,
staff shortage and inability to access technology. These problems of the UK education system
affect different players in the education industry including the education market, families,
students and voluntary business organizations. The delivery of educational welfare services in
United Kingdom is completed by The Department of Education which is responsible for children
services and education including early years schools, higher and further education policies. The
current welfare policies implemented in United Kingdom in context of education include free
schools meals provision free point of access medical care and health education. In addition to
this a bill has been introduced which would extend the duty to safeguard and promote the welfare
of children to all providers of publicly funded post 16 education and training institutions.
All of these provisions focus on improving the lives of children and ensuring that
children gain quality education in United Kingdom. There is also the education welfare service
which supports school children end their families to raise achievement two promotion of high
quality of school attendance punctuality end works to prevent disengagement from schools. The
aim of the education welfare service is to ensure that each child is able to gain high quality
education despite the economic background and give the opportunity to prefer for life through
quality education (Falk, 2021). It focuses on helping families and children getting the best out of
education system through specialist education support services. The education welfare service
works under the principles of the children order 1995 Human Rights Act 1998 and has a
commitment to the United nations convention of rights of child.
The principles which are followed under the welfare of children and education welfare
service in the United Kingdom include ensuring that the welfare of the child is priority focus in
all scenarios ensuring that the opinions and voices of the child are heard and considered in all
decision's related to the child education and future and ensuring that the child has tried to free an
compulsory education. The education welfare service in the United Kingdom gives high quality
professional support to ensure that parents guardians or carers of children are able to fulfil there
statutory obligation. This element of the education welfare service in United Kingdom ensures
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