Governance of Academies in England
The Return of “Command and Control”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8404194 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne West (0000-0003-2932-7667, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author), David A Wolfe (0000-0003-1658-0903), David Wolfe (Matrix Chambers, London, UK), Basma B Yaghi (0000-0001-5399-2996, London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-154 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1005 • E-ISSN: 1467-8527 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00071005.2023.2258191 |
| OpenAlex | W4387572489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
School-based education in England has undergone significant changes since 2010, with a huge expansion of academies, schools outside local authority control, funded directly by central government.Academies and local authority (LA) maintained schools are subject to different legislative and regulatory frameworks.This paper focuses on the governance of LA maintained schools, single academy trusts (SATs) and schools that are part of multi-academy trusts (MATs).The research involved analysing legislative provision, policy documents, and documents addressing the governance arrangements of a sample of 23 secondary schools.Our findings reveal a fragmented state-funded secondary school system as regards overall governance, school admissions, the curriculum, and the use of funding.Significantly schools in MATs, which are governed by the trust board, lack the autonomy of either SATs or maintained schools and are instead under the ultimate control of the trust board.The paper argues that there is a need for greater consistency regarding the governance of state-funded schools
Autonomy · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Control (management) · Corporate governance · Curriculum · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Legislature · Management · Political science · State (computer science) · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Law · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
A matter of record
The Concept of Mind
'Because we can'
Structural integration and knowledge exchange in multi-academy trusts
Strategy as learning in multi-academy trusts in England
Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method
The Expansion of “Private” Schools in England, Sweden and Eastern Germany
The link between Academies in England, pupil outcomes and local patterns of socio-economic segregation between schools
The Pupil Premium and policy transfer in English standalone and system leader multi-academy trust academies
Rescaling the local
Quasi-Markets and Social Policy
The Development of the Academies Programme
Trends in the Governance and Governing of Schools in England
Governance Without Government? Rethinking Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |