What 'autonomy' does academisation bring: Who has this autonomy and how is it afforded?
School autonomy is not what it used to be. Changing policy, new modes of governance and ever-increasing demands placed on schools mean that autonomy has become a critical concern for our education system and school leaders.
Chaotic centralisation?
A new research paper, ‘Indentured autonomy: headteachers and academisation policy in Northern England' (Thompson et al., 2020) explores "academisation of schooling in Northern England"