Autonomy, Accountability and Social Justice provides an account of recent developments in English state education, with a particular focus on the 'academisation' of schooling.

Amanda Keddie is Professor of Education, Deakin University, Australia. Her research examines gender, cultural diversity, social justice and schooling. Recent books include: Leadership, Ethics and Schooling for Social Justice (2016), The Politics of Differentiation in Schools (2017) and Supporting and Educating Young Muslim Women: Stories from Australia and the UK (2017).

Martin Mills is Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research at the IOE, University College London. His work is centred on social justice issues in education. Recent books include: The Politics of Differentiation in Schools (2017), Reimagining Schooling for Education (2017) and Alternative Education: International Perspectives on Policy and Practice (2018).

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. English Schooling, Social Justice and Neoliberalism

Chapter 2. School Autonomy, School Accountability and Social Justice in English Education

Chapter 3. Academisation and School Collaboration: A Story of Six Primary School Leaders

Chapter 4. New Modalities of State Power: Neoliberal Responsibilisation and the Work of Academy Chains

Chapter 5. Co-Operating in a Competitive Marketplace

Chapter 6. Alternative Provision: A Destination of Last Resort or Convenient Dumping Ground?

Chapter 7. The Ambivalences of Emancipation for Social Justice