The research involved 654 of the more than 3,350 academy schools and has been carried out by SSAT and the think-tank Reform.
It finds that 33 per cent of academies have set their own contract and terms and conditions for staff, 40 per cent have employed teachers without qualified teacher status or are thinking about doing so, and 59 per cent have introduced changes to teachers’ pay.
Furthermore, 19 per cent of academies have changed the length of the school day or plan to do so.
When it comes to the curriculum, 35 per cent have changed their curriculum or plan to do so. Meanwhile, 13 per cent have made the English Baccalaureate compulsory for all students, with 38 per cent making it compulsory for the most able.
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