Abstract
This article describes current developments in the lives ofsmall rural schools in the United Kingdom. Such schools have been under continuous threat of closure throughout the periodfollowing World War II, but the introduction ofthe National Curriculum and its emphasis on subject expertise has recently increased this threat. We describe how small rural schools in the United Kingdom are responding to this challenge and suggest that, during the next decade, those who govern small schools will need to consider how much autonomy they are prepared to give up to stay in existence.
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Galton, M. & Hargreaves, L., (1995) “Clustering: A Survival Mechanism for Rural Schools in the United Kingdom”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 11(3), 173–181.
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