THE CONVERSATION: Research finds academies still too tied up by exams and inspections to adopt best practices

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Academies are back in the news – and not for a good reason. In the same week that parents, children and teachers united in strike action against academy schools, new figures show that more than 64 of these schools are waiting for a new sponsor. These schools are unable to return to local authority control after being abandoned by, or stripped from, the trust that originally managing them.

Period13 Dec 2017

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  • TitleResearch finds academies still too tied up by exams and inspections to adopt best practices
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/12/17
    DescriptionAcademies are back in the news – and not for a good reason. In the same week that parents, children and teachers united in strike action against academy schools, new figures show that more than 64 of these schools are waiting for a new sponsor. These schools are unable to return to local authority control after being abandoned by, or stripped from, the trust that originally managing them.
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/research-finds-academies-still-too-tied-up-by-exams-and-inspections-to-adopt-best-practices-87914
    PersonsMelvin Ainscow
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Keywords

  • education
  • schools
  • academies