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Direct linkGann, Nigel – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2016
The history of the forced conversion to sponsored academy status of Castle Primary School in south Somerset is a tale of broken promises, lies, and a blatant breach of statutory procedures. Yet the Department for Education, the local Member of Parliament (and schools minister) and the local authority stood by--sometimes participated--while a small…
Descriptors: Accountability, Democratic Values, Educational Change, School Districts
Gann, Nigel – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2015
In September 2015, the Secretary of State for Education asked for more business involvement in schools, and in particular for business leaders' help to improve failing schools. This article questions the twenty-year campaign by all governments to engage business expertise and values in the governance of schools.
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Practices, School Administration, Commercialization
