Academies, Free Schools and Social Justice (Paperback)

Introduction: Academies, free schools and social justice Geoffrey Walford 1. The link between Academies in England, pupil outcomes and local patterns of socio-economic segregation between schools Stephen Gorard 2. The negotiation and articulation of identity, position and ethos in joint church academies Elizabeth Green 3. The politics of the Academies Programme: natality and pluralism in education policy-making Helen M. Gunter and Ruth McGinity 4. From city technology colleges to free schools: sponsoring new schools in England Geoffrey Walford 5. Academies in England and independent schools (fristaende skolor) in Sweden: policy, privatisation, access and segregation Anne West 6. Setting up a free school: successful proposers’ experiences Paul Miller, Barrie Craven and James Tooley