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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Melissa Benn , Janet DownsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781138937161ISBN 10: 1138937169 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 24 November 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsMyth Number 1: Comprehensive education has failed Myth Number 2: Local authorities control and hold back schools Myth Number 3: Choice, competition and markets are the route to educational success Myth Number 4: Choice will improve education in England: the free school model. Myth Number 5: Academies raise standards Myth Number 6: Teachers don’t need qualifications Myth Number 7: Private schools have the magic DNA Myth Number 8: Progressive education lowers standardsReviewsBenn and Downs robustly challenge eight of the most commonly ingrained myths about our schools - such as the claim that 'comprehensive education has failed' - providing compelling evidence to support their arguments in every case. It's invaluable reading - Teach Secondary The Truth About Our Schools powerfully combines Melissa Benn's forceful prose with Janet Downs's solid professional experience into a book which is at once readable and authoratative - Francis Beckett, Third Age Matters Benn and Downs robustly challenge eight of the most commonly ingrained myths about our schools - such as the claim that 'comprehensive education has failed' - providing compelling evidence to support their arguments in every case. It's invaluable reading - Teach Secondary The Truth About Our Schools powerfully combines Melissa Benn's forceful prose with Janet Downs's solid professional experience into a book which is at once readable and authoratative - Francis Beckett, Third Age Matters This book is most timely and deserves to be read by a wide audience including educators and politicians - Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch This slim but vital volume is sub-titled `Exposing the myths, exploring the evidence', and indeed the seven most common myths are taken apart. Comprehensively. Starting with that big whopper, that comprehensive education has failed, the book moves through local authority `control' of schools, how choice and competition produce success, academies raise standards, teachers don't need qualifications, the magic DNA of private schools (of course, there is one - parental wealth and connections), and ends with the perennial progressive teaching lowers standards. - Educational Politics Benn and Downs robustly challenge eight of the most commonly ingrained myths about our schools - such as the claim that 'comprehensive education has failed' - providing compelling evidence to support their arguments in every case. It's invaluable reading - Teach Secondary The Truth About Our Schools powerfully combines Melissa Benn's forceful prose with Janet Downs's solid professional experience into a book which is at once readable and authoratative - Francis Beckett, Third Age Matters This book is most timely and deserves to be read by a wide audience including educators and politicians - Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch This slim but vital volume is sub-titled 'Exposing the myths, exploring the evidence', and indeed the seven most common myths are taken apart. Comprehensively. Starting with that big whopper, that comprehensive education has failed, the book moves through local authority 'control' of schools, how choice and competition produce success, academies raise standards, teachers don't need qualifications, the magic DNA of private schools (of course, there is one - parental wealth and connections), and ends with the perennial progressive teaching lowers standards. - Educational Politics Author InformationMelissa Benn is a journalist and author, a campaigner for high-quality comprehensive education and a founder of the Local Schools Network. Janet Downs is a retired secondary school teacher. She is now an education researcher and blogs regularly on the Local Schools Network. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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