Policy and Practice in Primary Education

Robin Alexander's controversial and widely-read report on primary education in Leeds has now been revised as a major study of policy initiatives in primary education and their impact on practice. The book examines an ambitious programme of local reform aimed at improving teaching and learning in the primary schools of one of Britain's largest cities. It addresses important questions about children's needs , the curriculum, classroom practice and school management. When first published, Robin Alexander's report was hailed as `seminal' and `the most important document since Plowden' but it was also quoted and misquoted in support of widely opposed political and media agendas. This edition contains the report itself, edited and expanded for a national readership, together with background information and a commentary which explores its implications.

`...a morality tale for our times.' - - Times Educational Supplement

`...thought provoking, challenging evidence and ideas.' - - Journal of Education Policy

`...the benchmark against which new contributions to this debate will be measured'. - - British Journal of Educational Psychology

`...a challenge which we ignore at our peril.' - - Times Educational Supplement

`Robin Alexander's published work has always provided those of us in the field of primary education with thought-provoking, challenging evidence and ideas. Policy and Practice in Primary Education is no exception.' - Journal of Education Policy (from 1st edition)