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.
A new research paper, ‘Indentured autonomy: headteachers and academisation policy in Northern England’ (Thompson et al., 2020) explores “academisation of schooling in Northern England” as an example of “educational governance that promises greater autonomy” for teachers, parents and the education system at large.
