... of different social groups, which are ranked according to the amount of power, wealth and status that a particular group possesses. According to Marxists sociologists we live in a class society, where the Upper and Middle classes in society own the means of production and as a result have more wealth and power, than the working class individuals in society (Giddens, 1990). In this respect, Class is seen as the material reality on which our society and all others in the world today are based (http://www.socialismtoday.org/62/education.htm). The many fundamental changes that have occurred within the British economy, have called for structural changes to be made to the education system. These include the 1944 Education Act, which made secondary education compulsory, and introduced the tri-partite system of schooling, as well as the introduction of the National Curriculum in 1988. Although these measures appear to have brought about a rise in overall attainment ...

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