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Big change question: does politics help or hinder education change?

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  1. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/nationalchallenge/

  2. Academies are all-ability, state-funded schools established and managed by sponsors from a wide range of backgrounds, including colleges, universities, individual philanthropists, businesses, the voluntary sector, and the faith communities.

  3. A Trust school is a state funded foundation school supported by a charitable trust. It is made up of the school and partners working together for the benefit of the school.

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Harris, A. Big change question: does politics help or hinder education change?. J Educ Change 10, 63–67 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-008-9093-7

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