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Privatisation Policies (Education) - Coggle Diagram
Privatisation Policies (Education)
Core Idea: Transfer of public education functions to private companies — “Education as a business”.
Types of Privatisation
Endogenous Privatisation (within schools)
Marketisation
Competition
Performance management
Exogenous Privatisation (outside providers)
Private companies run services
Outsourcing
Major Examples
Academies & Multi‑Academy Trusts (MATs)
Private sponsors run schools
Profit‑like structures
Private Companies in Education
Pearson (exam boards, textbooks)
Serco (school management)
Capita (SIMS systems)
Outsourcing Services
School meals
Cleaning
IT support
Supply teachers
Education Management Organisations (EMOs)
Run failing schools for profit
Key Sociological Arguments
Ball (2007)
Education becomes a commodity
“Hidden privatisation”
Public money → private profit
Molnar
Schools used for marketing
Supporters (Neoliberal/New Right)
Efficiency
Innovation
Higher standards
Impact on ineqaulity
Profit motive may reduce quality
Unequal access to high‑performing academies
Creates a two‑tier system
Public accountability reduced