How much have teachers and their pupils benefitted from the top-down Westminster-led control of policy held in place by a powerful national inspection regime? A Generation of ...

A critical evaluation of the National Curriculum since it was established in the UK. The contributors to this book aim to provide different viewpoints and experiences to ...

The papers in this collection examine various aspects of the 1988 Education Reform Act, trace the origins and progress of its different elements, discuss the concerns that lay ...

It is not only the UK education system which has recently undergone a process of change, although it has certainly been one of the most dramatically affected. Free market ...

Examines the ideological differences between the education policies of the two main political parties in the UK and discusses the emergence of these differences within the ...

Originally published in 1986. As the keystone of public policy-making and social reform in the post-war period, education has been expected to fuel economic growth, facilitate ...

Government attempts in recent years to create a national system of vocational education and training have marked a profound shift both in educational policy and in underlying ...