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More copies of this ISBNSchool Wars: The Battle for Britain's Educationby Melissa Benn
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Since the 1960s, Britain’s politicians have been promising equal educational opportunities for all but consistently failing to deliver. Now, with the rise of academies and free schools, new forms of inequality and discord afflict the nation’s classrooms. The Coalition Government is further fragmenting and privatising the nation’s school system, making a mockery of their claims to promote social mobility.
In this coruscating analysis of the games politicians play with our children’s futures, Melissa Benn puts forward a genuinely comprehensive vision and points the way to restoring the educational values of equity and excellence. Synopsis:The story of the struggle for Britain’s schools, and a passionate call for education as a public good.
About the AuthorMelissa Benn is a writer, journalist and campaigner. She writes for, among others, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, Cosmopolitan and the New Statesman. A high-profile campaigner for comprehensive education, her writing on education includes Education and Democracy, coedited with Clyde Chitty; A Comprehensive Future: Quality and Equality for All Our Children; and School Wars. She is a founder member of the Local Schools Network, set up to support local schools and to counter media misinformation about their achievements and the challenges they face.
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