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Vinall, Caroline – Management in Education, 2022
Multi-Academy Trusts (MAT) have developed organically in England since 2010. As a result, there appears to be a lack of consistency in the interpretation of delegated responsibilities of Local Governing Bodies (LGB). In a small-scale study of Headteacher (HT) accountability within one English MAT, governance was revealed as a major cause for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Charter Schools, Boards of Education, Principals
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Carter, Kay; Sood, Krishan – Management in Education, 2014
A view from the dance floor of ALICSE participants showed that the integrated children's services remain under pressure to become multi-dimensional, with the rhetorical push to a joint working becoming increasingly complex and difficult to navigate. This was the view of a 360 degree questionnaire to a number of ALICSE participants and reflections…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Children, Questionnaires
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Burnitt, Michael; Gunter, Helen – Management in Education, 2013
School councils have been an integral part of primary school life for the last decade and, despite not being mandatory in England, they are now to be found in the vast majority of primary schools. This research article aims to examine the current position of school councils in terms of their organization, the issues they address and the views held…
Descriptors: School Councils, Institutional Characteristics, Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Davies, Patricia M. – Management in Education, 2011
Many questions have been raised about student voice as a channel for change. School Improvement--especially regarding information and communications technology (ICT)--is often driven by adult agendas, and even in the classroom students are least likely to be involved in bringing about change. This paper reports on a case of student action research…
Descriptors: Action Research, Student Participation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Dobson, Tom; Rose, Anthea – Management in Education, 2019
Governor recruitment in England is increasingly difficult, with schools in remote locations struggling to recruit skilled governors. Set against a global context of e-governing, this article evaluates Lloyds Banking Group's (LBG) potential solution -- volunteer LBG employees who attend governing board meetings remotely. Interview data collected…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Governance, State Government
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Woods, Glenys J.; Woods, Philip A. – Management in Education, 2009
The Researching Academies (RA) Conference, hosted by the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham on 12 November 2008 and organised by the authors, was a unique one-day event, funded as part of a research project (a case study of an Academy) supported by a British Academy (BA) grant, with additional support and funding from BELMAS. The RA…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Researchers, Instructional Leadership