The academies programme: very different now
It's time to look again at the academies policy, argues Ben Gibbs.
It's nearly 20 years since the conception of the academies programme. In line with their third way philosophy at the time, New Labour's frontline were looking at how to engage the private sector in their programme of public sector reform, simultaneously endorsing the free market and social justice. And now their gaze was turned to schools.
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By Ben Gibbs for EDUCATION UNCOVERED
Published: 19 October 2017
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