Private Management, State School

Synopsis

In June 2007, Salisbury School in Enfield became the first state secondary school to be taken over by private management. This programme follows the first six months of this unique experiment. Edison UK, a subsidiary of an American-owned education firm, were given a three-year £1.2 million contract to manage the north London school, with their fee directly related to school achievement. According to executive headteacher Trevor Averre-Beeson, the secret behind school improvement is similar to the way in which profitable businesses such as Tesco have achieved success: they simply found a successful formula and repeated it. Initially, staff at Salisbury were sceptical about this corporate philosophy. However, with time, many have started to react positively to a more business-oriented culture.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2008

Year of production

2008

Subjects

Education

Keywords

school management; financial issues; private management

Online availability

URI

http://www.teachers.tv/video/24970

Delivery

Download

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

30 minutes

Year

2008

Production Company

Name

Teachers’ TV

Email

info@teachers.tv

Web

http://www.teachers.tv/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7182 7430

Address

6-18 Berners Street
London
W1T 3LN

Notes

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Distributor

Name

Classroom Video

Notes

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