Education Policy Unravelled examines the nature of contemporary education policy, its purposes and political formation. This thoroughly revised edition charts the continuity of policy development along neo-liberal lines, taking a historical perspective broadly from the 19th century and towards the emerging position of the current Conservative government in the UK. This new edition now includes:

- the developments in education policy which took place under the Coalition government administration between 2010-2015;
- a brand new chapter on policy developments in early...

This book focuses on sports coaching and sports teaching and how touching young sports participants has been redefined as dubious and dangerous. Coaches are constrained by a framework of regulations and guidelines which create anxiety, and many coaches now question the risks and benefits of their continuing involvement. The book includes some data from a recently completed ESRC project: (" Hands-off sports coaching: the politics of touch") and builds on previous ESRC research ("Touchlines the problematic of touching between children and professionals) "which illuminated tensions in...