Sponsored Academy School Principals in England: Autonomous Leaders or Sponsor Conduits?

• In Event: 32.021 - The Changing Nature of School Principals' Work: An International Perspective

Abstract

Sponsored academy schools are independent state-funded schools in England managed by charitable trusts, the sponsors. Originally created in 2000, they have often replaced underachieving schools in socially deprived areas and have significantly grown in numbers, and sponsor types, post 2010. This paper seeks to explore the relationships and roles of the academy principal and sponsor in newly formed academies.

Author

• Mark T. Gibson, University of Gloucestershire