This presentation includes preliminary findings of a case study in which we explored the impact of external accountability on four mechanisms of network-internal quality control and the properties of (mandated) interorganisational networks (governance, size and growth). We employed an explorative case study approach of the external accountability of a newly established educational network (Multi-Academy Trust) and how schools and the Trust are held accountable by the English Inspectorate of Education, Ofsted, and the Department of Education (through Regional Schools Commissioners; RSCs).

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