The story of the takeover of England’s schools by the super-efficient, modernising, academising machine.
The story of the takeover of England’s schools by the super-efficient, modernising, academising machine.
Education, Educational policy & reform (general), Elementary & secondary
Terry Edwards and Carl Parsons tell the story of the takeover of England’s schools by the super-efficient, modernising, academising machine, which, in collaboration with a dynamic, forward-looking government is recasting the educational landscape.
England’s school system is turbo-charged into a new era and will be the envy of the world, led by Chief Executives of Multi Academy Trusts on bankers’ salaries, imposing a slim curriculum, the soundest of discipline regimes and ensuring that highest standards will be achieved even if at the expense of teacher morale, poor service to special needs, off-rolling of students and despite an absolute lack of evidence that this privatised system works.
Click on the circles below to see more reviews
A sharp and incisive account of how state education has been dismantled into a system of competing Multi-Academy Trusts. We were told ‘choice’ would deliver higher standards. It didn’t. It made the system more chaotic, wasteful and segregated. This book explains how it was done. ~ Alasdair Smith, National Secretary, Anti Academies Alliance
This book describes with irony the extraordinary changes that have taken place over the last ten years to achieve a partly privatised, unaccountable and unfair system that benefits bureaucrats and not children. Compelling and shocking. ~ Melian Mansfield, Chair, Campaign for State Education
An energetic and passionate book, and full of useful and indignation-inducing information for those of us appalled at the direction public education is taking, and a reality check for academy ideologues. ~ David E. Ewens, author of the Frank Stirling series
The academy experiment has served to harness greed and profit, ignoring the importance of the needs of students. The satire of this book makes the case emphatically. ~ John Fahy, Councillor in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, former Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Children's Services
The deeply flawed system we are being forced to accept with its mantra of 'Make schools great again' makes me and many others who have spent their working lives in state comprehensive schools very angry. This book expertly articulates that anger with a damning evidence-based approach. ~ Des Malone, retired head teacher of The John Roan School, Greenwich
A frightening and gripping must read for all parents. Exploring and exposing the perverse system of academies and the consequences... that most aren’t aware of until the battle hits their child’s school. ~ Shaunagh Roberts, mother of sons and accidental activist, Waltham Holy Cross Primary School
This is an extraordinary and wonderful book, full of fun and insight. I heartily recommend it. ~ Ivor Goodson, Professor of Learning Theory, University of Brighton
