Inspection At Summerhill

Authors

  • Diane Keeble-Ramsay University in Chelmsford
  • Fabiana Zilocchi IFSP

Keywords:

Summerhill, School Effectiveness, Independent School Inspection

Abstract

This paper considers issues surrounding the 1999 OFSTED inspection ofSummerhill school (in Suffolk) which led to a Notice of Closure, and subsequent successfulappeal on the grounds of inappropriate judgements made by OFSTED inspectors. It isuseful to note that Summerhill School has existed in the independent sector offering‘progressive education’ since the 1920s. However, following a 1990s inspection fromOFSTED, its existence was threatened in terms of its freedom in future continuing to offeran independent UK-based fully ‘democratic’ schooling (despite the fact that parents pay fortheir children to attend Summerhill outside any UK state offering). This paper identifiesproblems for organisationssubject to inspection which do not conform to the formalorganisation model.

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Author Biographies

Diane Keeble-Ramsay, University in Chelmsford

Senior Lecturer, Organisation Behaviour at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford.

Fabiana Zilocchi, IFSP

Traduzido, com permissão do autor, pela Profa. Me. Fabiana Zilocchi, IFSP Itapetininga.

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Published

2018-01-01

How to Cite

KEEBLE-RAMSAY, D.; ZILOCCHI, F. Inspection At Summerhill. Revista Hipótese, Bauru, v. 4, n. 1, p. 152–174, 2018. Disponível em: https://revistahipotese.editoraiberoamericana.com/revista/article/view/308. Acesso em: 19 sep. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018)

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Artigos

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