This book is about a unique school. It is a school that, despite the increasing pressure put upon it by changes in the curriculum and the organisation of education, has managed to successfully maintain the creative values that have won it international and government recognition.
This book is about a unique school. It is a school that, despite the increasing pressure put upon it by changes in the curriculum and the organisation...
Since the 1992 Education Act inaugurated national arrangements for inspection, schools have operated within an inspection climate which prevades every aspect of school life on a continual basis. The significance of OFSTED inspections cannot be overestimated. They are often the most challenging, searching, uncompromising and stressful events teacher have to experience. What effects do they have on teachers and their work, on their self and role, and on school policy and ethos? Drawing on six case studies from contrasting primary schools over a three-year period, this book reveals who OFSTED...
Since the 1992 Education Act inaugurated national arrangements for inspection, schools have operated within an inspection climate which prevades every...
