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OverviewThis highly controversial and compelling book exposes the government's city academies project: the ways in which companies and rich individuals have been persuaded to sponsor academies, their real reasons for sponsoring them, the lies that have been told in support of the academies project, and the disastrous effect it will have on Britain's schools. It brings together existing research, by the author and others, and adds new research, to build up a picture of a deeply flawed idea, which is educationally disastrous and inherently corrupt. In his provocative yet fascinating tour de force, Francis Beckett pulls the plug on the most high-profile educational scam for decades. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francis BeckettPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9780826495136ISBN 10: 0826495133 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 29 March 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of Contents1. From Colleges to Academies 2. Blunkett throws money at Academies 3. Sponsors in ermine 4. How they tore up the laws on schools 5. Faith in Academies 6. A learning curve in West London 7. Islington feels the wrath of Downing Street 8. The schools that fail to fail 9. Selecting staff, sponsors and children 10. But does it work?ReviewsFrancis Beckett has written a carefully researched little book --, Author InformationFrancis Beckett is a writer and journalist. From 1997 to 2005 he was education correspondent of the New Statesman, and provided the main critique of New Labour education policy in the magazine. He also writes on education for the Guardian, the Daily Express and the TES. He is the author of eight books including The Blairs and their Court and Aneurin Bevan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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