Privatisation

• Privatisation

  Transfer of assets and resources from state control into hands of the private sector, differing from private education where fee-paying schools are not directly funded by government
• Privatisation in education

  • Schools operating like private businesses
  • Able to opt out of LEA control and manage themselves
  • Academisation = importing business principles into education
• Contemporary applications

  • Range of academy trusts
  • Growth of exam boards supply exam materials