Inspection. What's In It for Schools_

The What?s in it for schools? Series aims to make educational policy issues relevant to practitioners. Each book in the series focuses on a major educational issue. The author sets the issue in context, looks at how it impacts on the daily lives of schools and teachers, and raises key questions. The books are grounded in sound theory, recent research evidence and best practice, and will make an excellent addition to any staffroom bookshelf. School inspection plays a major role in the education system and there is current debate over what form of infection is most likely to improve shools an raise standards of achievement. In Inspection: What?s in it for schools? James Learmonth focuses on this question, tracing the develpment of different forms of inspection by drawing on research and inpection evidence, teacher?s experience and media representations. The author explores the impact of inspection on shools in difficulties, outlines the ways in which shools can be improved and offers a blueprint for schools evaluation in the future. This timely contribution to the debate on inspection will be useful to headteachers, deputies, governors, inspectors and teacher-trainers, as well as teachers on inservice courses and ITT students. 200 gr.…