TY  - JOUR
AB  - The article considers the change in power that will result from the
Education Reform Act 1988. It is argued that as a result of two features
in particular (Local Management of Schools and the National Curriculum)
a three‐level hierarchy (DES‐LEA‐School) stands to be replaced by a
two‐level hierarchy (DES and School). The implications of LEAs ceasing
to be line managers in the system are considered; the sanctions they
have been offered are too Draconian (suspending a school′s devolved
powers, for example), to represent a policy execution tool. The
performance indicators currently being devised by LEAs are criticised
because they come too late when a school′s performance will be
determined by its ability to attract and retain pupils. LEAs will have
no alternative but to pass most resources on to schools according to a
pupil‐based formula. It is the consumers who will determine the
performance indicators of a school.
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
SN  - 0951-354X
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000001956
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001956
AU  - Dennison W.F.
PY  - 1989
Y1  - 1989/01/01
TI  - LMS, the LEA and Performance Indicators
T2  - International Journal of Educational Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -