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Eighteen years of Conservative stewardship ensured that the Labour government's education policy did not begin with a tabula rasas, for its starting point has been defined by the previous government. In this book the practitioners discuss the micro effect of the policies in their schools.

During the 1990s school inspection became a controversial political issue. This history of HMI since World War II shows how its independence derives from the work of the 19th century inspectors and examines the relationship between HMI and school, local education authorities and the government. The later chapters study the effect of the 1988 and 1992 Education Acts and conclude with an analysis of proposals for the future of school inspection.

John Dunford was general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders from 1998 to 2010. Prior to that, he was a member of the leadership team of three secondary schools in the north-east of England from 1974 to 1998, including 16 years as head of Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, an 11-18 school with 1500 pupils. In this outstanding book, John reveals all that he has learned about teaching and leadership over a stellar 40-year career, interweaved with a series of enlightening stories about government education policy over the last 20 years and the way in which successful...