Books

A new model of inspection for Ofsted

• Frank Coffield

Ofsted’s methods are invalid, unreliable and unjust. What is to be done? The author presents a new model based on five principles: education as growth; trust rather than fear; challenge matched by support; dialogue; and appreciative inquiry. When used in the way he suggests, they can dispense with league tables and grades.

Teachers matter

• Mary-Claire Travers

The book traces the educational trajectories of 15 white working-class boys who have succeeded academically. A unique contribution to the study of social mobility and justice, it offers policymakers, education researchers and teacher educators approaches for tackling long-standing issues of white working-class boys’ academic underachievement.

Implications for teachers’ knowledge and practice

• Alison Clark-Wilson
• Celia Hoyles

This report summarises the outcomes of the Nuffield Foundation funded 2014–17 project ‘Developing teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching and classroom use of technology through engagement with key mathematical concepts using dynamic digital technology’. The Nuffield Foundation is an endowed charitable trust that aims to improve social well-being in the widest sense. It funds research and innovation in education and social policy and also works to build capacity in education, science and social science research.

Implications for teachers’ knowledge and practice

• Alison Clark-Wilson
• Celia Hoyles

This report summarises the outcomes of the Nuffield Foundation funded 2014–17 project ‘Developing teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching and classroom use of technology through engagement with key mathematical concepts using dynamic digital technology’. The Nuffield Foundation is an endowed charitable trust that aims to improve social well-being in the widest sense. It funds research and innovation in education and social policy and also works to build capacity in education, science and social science research. The full Final Report is available as a separate publication, ISBN 9781782772217.

Power and professionalism in FE

• Maire Daley
• Kevin Orr
• Joel Petrie

Using Machievelli’s ‘The Prince’ as a metaphor, the contributors stringently examine how power is exercised and experienced in the Further Education sector and where it is leading. Playfully but with fierce commitment to FE, they consider adult education and the FE systems throughout the UK and in Ireland and Australia.

Teaching well and keeping the number crunchers quiet

• Jon Berry

Schools visited by Jon Berry demonstrate that in schools which collectively abide by the principles of teaching and learning, and not marketization, students achieve well. His research shows that we can still teach with creativity, energy and innovation, and that resistance to a regime of teaching to the test is both possible and rewarding.

• Mohamed Kahin
• Catherine Wallace

Somalis have settled in the UK in significant numbers, yet the schooling needs of Somali children have gone mostly unrecognized. This book suggests how to maximize the educational outcomes of Somalis in British schools.

Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in school, community and the academy

• Andrew Ryder

This account of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller policy and practice in education, social policy and politics is enriched by biographical narratives, theoretical analysis and the author’s quest for agency for these marginalized groups. It draws on his 25 years’ working as an activist, educationalist and researcher for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller rights.

The life and achievements of Harry Rée, 1914–1991

• Jonathan M. Daube

This is the extraordinary story of Harry Rée, ‘the pre-eminent educationalist of the post-War years’. The youngest of eight children, he went to Cambridge and then into teaching, and after ten years as headmaster of Watford Boys’ Grammar School he became a fervent advocate for comprehensives. The first professor appointed at the University of York, he argued for innumerable causes: community education, comprehensives, curricular reform, voluntary suicide, and much else. His life and thought explored such questions as: What can you do if you truly believe in the power of education? What does it mean to live a life committed to public service? Is one person’s compromise another’s sell-out? And what does it mean to be a visionary?

Exploring the education, life experiences and aspirations of homeless youth

• Tina Byrom
• Sheine Peart

Why do young people become homeless, and what might be done about it? This new study is for those wishing to explore and understand the stories and experiences of homeless young people without falling into tired assumptions. It also explores an effective support service that assists those in difficult predicaments back into secure accommodation.