Should the Government Provide Tax-Funded, Free, State School Education in Modern Britain?

Key Thinkers in Philosophies
of Education
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Free education is defined as the education funded through government spending rather than
tuition funding (Stebbins, 2018). The philosophical ideas are concerned in the manner which will
help in developing the aspects of free education for the children. The philosopher which has been
used in the easy is Mary Wollstonecraft. Modern government policies which will be refereed in
the essay will be – variety of schools, Ofsted Inspections, private and independent schools.
The scope of the essay is to analyze and identify the aspects which are in favour and against
the government providing tax – funded, free, state school education in modern Britain. This will
help in knowing that what are the systems of education and the manner in which all major
changes will be taken place at large scale. This will help in knowing the basis of education and
its policies which will be known in argumentative manner. Therefore, the essay will be framed
significantly.
MAIN BODY
Should the government provide tax – funded, free, state school education in modern
Britain
The governments want to give free education to the citizens so that they are able to
analyze and evaluate the education systems which are working properly for the citizens. Free
education is the education which is funded through government spending at large scale so that
the value of education is not lost and the citizens are engaged in learning many things by gaining
the power of education. There are direct costs which are associated with education and in the
manner which helps the citizens in analyzing and evaluating the positive aspects of education.
Government of England wishes to give free education to the citizens to empower the young
people to succeed in the economy, participating in the culture which helps the citizens in
knowing the aspects and importance of education (Aristotle Politics (1905/2008). It is important
that the governments provide education to the citizens so that they are consistent towards the
guided programmes which are created for them and this helps them in knowing that how
effectively they are working upon the scale of providing education to the citizens of England.
Citizens prefer the government to provide free education than families have to organise
education for their own children as this helps in creating value for the education being structured
and framed by the government of England. There has been argument which has been stated by
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