Opting for Self-management
The Early Experience of Grant-maintained Schools
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | Brent Davies, Lesley Anderson | ISBN: | 9781351041287 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brent Davies, Lesley Anderson |
| ISBN: | 9781351041287 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Originally published in 1991. This book examines the early experiences of the first grant-maintained Schools and considers the challenges facing the self-managing school in the 1990s. The book looks at the context of the change of status, what it means to be grant-maintained, and reviews the types of schools that have opted out so far and their reasons for doing so. A section of specially commissioned case studies written by headteachers offers accounts of how each school has coped with the move to grant-maintained status. The book provides a practical and realistic appraisal of grant-maintained schools and their move towards self-management, exploring both the advantages and the disadvantages of opting out of local authority control.
Originally published in 1991. This book examines the early experiences of the first grant-maintained Schools and considers the challenges facing the self-managing school in the 1990s. The book looks at the context of the change of status, what it means to be grant-maintained, and reviews the types of schools that have opted out so far and their reasons for doing so. A section of specially commissioned case studies written by headteachers offers accounts of how each school has coped with the move to grant-maintained status. The book provides a practical and realistic appraisal of grant-maintained schools and their move towards self-management, exploring both the advantages and the disadvantages of opting out of local authority control.
