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Fenwick-Sehl, Laura – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
In the past 25 years, the English education system has experienced a substantial growth in alternative provision, that is, publicly funded schools that accept students from the general population without selection, but provide an educational setting different to the traditional, locally provided schools. Introduced in 2000 by the Labour Party,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Policy, School Choice
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Miller, Paul – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2011
The creation of multiple academies and the introduction of free schools across England is a policy-borrowing initiative that has had much debate from various actors in society. Many criticisms have been levelled at the government's plans and many individuals and organisations have called for them not to come on stream, but instead for the…
Descriptors: Free Schools, Foreign Countries, School Choice, Government Role