Academies, autonomy, equality and democratic accountability: Reforming the fragmented publicly funded school system in England

This article focuses on the transformative academies policy in England. Based on an analysis of documentary evidence, we argue that the policy has resulted in the fragmentation of the state-funded school system and stark variation between academies, with those within multi-academy trusts (MATs) havi...

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