Get off my bus! School leaders, vision work and the elimination of teachers

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Table 1. The sample

Pseudonym	School type—pupils aged 11–16 unless stated otherwise
Jane	Sponsored academy in a chain (i.e. a group having the same sponsor).
Ellen	Pupil Referral Unit (for pupils excluded from mainstream schooling).
Rod	Studio school (vocational, for pupils aged 14–18).
Bridget	Voluntary-aided Catholic school with teaching-school status (i.e. recognized as ‘excellent’ and with responsibility for co-ordinating local systemic improvement).
Les	Federation (i.e. single governing body for multiple schools) of local authority (district)-maintained, cross-phase special (i.e. for disabled pupils) schools.
Hazel	Community comprehensive (i.e. non-selective), science specialism.
Will	University Technical College (focus on technical education with university and industry partners, pupils aged 14–18).
Paul	Free school (new academy—not a replacement for a former ‘failing’ school): parent-led, comprehensive.
Phil	Academy converter (i.e. changed status to obtain regulatory freedoms): selective grammar, 11–18.