Full Description
Education in a Global Citydevelopments in the urban education environment of London. This book is designed and written to inform those who live and work in London but the contents will resonate with those who are operating in similar contexts in cities throughout the world. This innovative book written by leading academics and practitioners and edited by two education policy experts explores a multitude of themes and issues directly affected by the urban environment such as the quality of schools, staffing, governance, the development and reproduction of a skilled and qualified labour force and funding. Many big global cities share the same characteristics of complexity and diversity, extremes in wealth and poverty and high levels of immigration and mobility. This book is intended to contribute to our knowledge and understanding of what really works in urban education.
Contents
Introduction by Tim Brighouse and Leisha Fullick 1 The London context by Ruth Lupton and Alice Sullivan 2 Global city school systems by Anne Sofer 3 The London Challenge - a personal view by Tim Brighouse 4 Comprehensive schooling and social inequality in London: past, present and possible future by Sandra Leaton Gray and Geoff Whitty 5 Does Every London Child Matter? The new agenda for children in London by Janet Mokades 6 The school workforce in London by Sara Bubb and Peter Earley 7 Reconfiguring urban leadership: some lessons from London by Hilary Emery and Kathryn Riley 8 Ethnic diversity in London schools by Jan McKenley 9 'Miss, who needs the languages of immigrants?' London's multilingual schools by Dina Mehmedbegovic 10 A pan-London approach to 14-19 learning: a figment of the imagination or a potential reality? by Paul Grainger, Ann Hodgson and Ken Spours 11 Adult learners in a global city by Leisha Fullick 12 London: present lessons - future possibilities by Tim Brighouse, Leisha Fullick, Ruth Lupton and Anne Sofer
