the recent past amongst advanced countries - the introduction of academy schools to English secondary education. Academies … academies are conversions from already existent state schools and so are school takeovers that enable more autonomy. Our …

the recent past amongst advanced countries – the introduction of academy schools to English secondary education. Academies … academies are conversions from already existent state schools and so are school takeovers that enable more autonomy. Our …

In 2002 the former Labour government launched the Academies Programme of school improvement. This scheme has targeted … sponsors to run the renewed schools and by granting Academies independence from local authority control. A total of 203 … delivering on an objective determined at its inception - that requiring Academies to feature a more inclusive and mixed …

better-performing schools. Overall, exclusion rates are higher in academies, with the earlier programme featuring a much … reflects the rigorous discipline enforced by the pre-2010 academies. …

, by giving them the option to become academies. Once converted, schools need to choose between remaining a standalone …. Survey data on academies suggest that schools belonging to chains are more likely to change leadership and entrust the …

better-performing schools. Overall, exclusion rates are higher in academies, with the earlier programme featuring a much … reflects the rigorous discipline enforced by the pre-2010 academies. …

, by giving them the option to become academies. Once converted, schools need to choose between remaining a standalone …. Survey data on academies suggest that schools belonging to chains are more likely to change leadership and entrust the …