Oxford heads discuss financial freedom and performance

From the Oxford Mail: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10956348.High_achieving_academies_setting_the_county___s_pace/?ref=var_6

Simon Spiers, headteacher at King Alfred’s School in Wantage, believes the freedom academies have could make a difference...
'He said: “You can read into it what you like but the freedom it brings can be used in different ways. '“Here we have outstanding governance and we are very fortunate that they bring a forensic approach to the analysis of our data and therefore we are challenged continuously.”'