This article focuses on the transformative academies policy in England. Based on an analysis of documentary evidence, we argue that the policy has resulted in the fragmentation of the state-funded school system and stark variation between academies, with those within multi-academy trusts (MATs) having no legal identity. We examine the variation between funding agreements, the control by central government, the role of MATs and the governance of academies. We propose policy options to improve the current incoherent and fragmented set of provisions, including restoring the legal identity of schools in MATs and allowing academies if they so wish, to convert to maintained schools.

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学院、自治、平等和民主问责：改革英国支离破碎的公立学校系统

本文重点介绍英国的变革性学院政策。根据对文件证据的分析，我们认为该政策导致了国家资助的学校系统的分裂和学院之间的明显差异，其中多学院信托 (MAT) 中的那些没有合法身份。我们研究了资助协议、中央政府的控制、MAT 的作用和学院治理之间的差异。我们提出了一些政策选择，以改善当前不连贯和支离破碎的一系列规定，包括恢复学校在 MAT 中的合法身份，并允许学院（如果他们愿意）转换为保留的学校。