Local Government and Local Governance
1944–2011
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6303220 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Waterman (Parliament of United Kingdom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 938-953 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03003930.2012.719101 |
| OpenAlex | W2052154797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Since the establishment of the tri-partite system of state education after the Second World War, the once simple relationships between central government and local government and the individual school have become increasingly complex. This article considers the key governance issues for schools and colleges in England and how they have been affected by the redistribution of power between central government and local government. The principal foci are the main legislative changes and the impact they have had on the respective powers and responsibilities of central government, local government and schools and colleges. The radical developments since the formation of the coalition government in May 2010 have accelerated the shift of power to central government from local government and by the end of the first term of the coalition the local authority will have little more than a vestigial role in the provision of secondary education and a diminishing role in primary and special education. As academy status becomes the norm (as it already is for secondary schools in some authorities) central government will be dealing directly with autonomous schools and academy chains. With more schools directly employing staff and with funding levels set nationally, the pattern and nature of public education will have been irrevocably changed
Central government · Corporate governance · Economics · Government (linguistics · Legislature · Local government · Management · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Redistribution (election · State (computer science · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Law · Public Administration
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The university within, of and for the city
Silencing the social
| Citations per year | 0.39 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |