 The system of education in England is mainly provided through individual self-managing schools within the context of the National Curriculum, influence from Local Authorities and national regulation through OFSTED.Despite this regulation, education standards vary markedly according to the success or otherwise of individual schools and even departments within schools.The schools have re-branded themselves as ‘New Line Learning’ to reflect a novel approach to secondary educationcharacterised by a set of values that are founded in the new Academies programme and research evidence about how children learn and what sets appropriate conditions for learning.