Academies and Educational Reform: Governance, Leadership and Strategy

Academies and Educational Reform: Governance, Leadership and Strategy
ISBN-10
184769487X
ISBN-13
9781847694874
Category
Education
Pages
222
Language
English
Published
2010-10-20
Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Authors
Phil Hearne, David Galloway, Elizabeth Leo

Description

Behind the headlines and controversy surrounding new academy schools, many of their principals, teachers and pupils have been quietly changing the culture of learning and achievement in some of the most disadvantaged communities in England. While successful innovation and change is not unique to academies, this book illustrates how the academy policy represents a significant opportunity to improve the life chances of their pupils. Too much attention has focused on unanswerable questions about whether academies are better or worse than their predecessor or comparable schools in their neighbourhood. Too little focus has been on what policy makers and practitioners can learn from the different, and often conflicting, perspectives of the key players, notably sponsors, architects, principals, parents and pupils in order to create a school that can truly serve their community with distinction.

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