In classrooms that operate as learning communities, the social and learning purposes advance together through all participants being involved and engaged in building knowledge. This…

Consulting Pupils considers the potential benefits and implications of talking to students about teaching and learning in school, exploring its impact at different levels. Key…

The purpose of this book is to re-orient the current agenda in education towards learning. The recent emphasis has been on achieving standards through managing…

There has been much debate on the purposes and methods of assessment over the last couple of years. This book gathers together the latest thinking…

This book aims to demystify the principles and practice of school improvement by demonstrating how successful classroom and school improvement occurs. It outlines the conditions,…

Self-evaluation in schools sits at the top of the national agenda in response to an awareness that performance tables and inspector's reports can only tell…

This text traces the development of different forms of inspection. It draws on a range of sources such as rigorous and informed research and inspection…