COVER; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; SECTION 1; 1. 1944-1960: THE POSTWAR CONSENSUS: EDUCATION FOR ALL?; 2. 1960-1969: A DECADE OF SOCIAL AND LEGISLATIVE INNOVATION; 3. 1970-1979: THE BREAKDOWN OF CONSENSUS; Conclusion to Section 1; SECTION 2; 4. 1979-1987: THE INTRODUCTION OF COMPETITION INTO EDUCATION; 5. 1988-1992: EDUCATION REFORM: A PERIOD OF TURBULENCE; 6. 1992-1997: EDUCATION PRACTICE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE; Conclusion to Section 2; SECTION 3; 7.1997-2001: THE FIRST LABOUR GOVERNMENT SINCE 1979; 8. 2001-2007: THE SECOND PHASE OF THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT
9. 2007-2010: THE FINAL PART OF THE NEW LABOUR PROJECTConclusion to Section 3; 10 2010 AND BEYOND: INTERESTING TIMES; APPENDIX: Table of Ministers/Secretariesof State 1945-Present; REFERENCES; INDEX
Summary
Using historical evidence and interviews with high-profile decision-makers in Education, this book analyses education policy in England and Wales since the Second World War
