Description
Michael Gove was, unquestionably, a pivotal figure in British educational reform during his time as the coalition's Secretary of State for Education. This team of experts, drawn from academia, think-tanks and trade unions, offer an unrivalled early assessment of the impact of Gove, and his reforms, on the British educational landscape.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Gove Ascendancy - Michael Gove as Secretary of State for Education; Mike Finn 1. The Gove Legacy in State Education; Brian Lightman 2. The Gove Legacy in Independent Schools: The Making and Unmaking of a Supreme Goviet; Tim Hands 3. The Gove Legacy in the Curriculum: The Case of History; Katharine Burn 4. The Gove Legacy: Where Policy Meets the Pupil; Mick Waters 5. Education Beyond the Gove Legacy: The Case of Higher Education; Roger Brown 5b. Education Beyond the Gove Legacy: The Case of Higher Education (2): Ideology in Action; Mike Finn 6. Opening Doors or Narrowing Opportunities?: The Coalition's Approach to Widening Participation, Social Mobility and Social Justice; Konstanze Spohrer 7. The Gove Legacy and the Politics of Education after 2015; Jonathan Simons 7b. The Gove Legacy and the Politics of Education after 2015 (2): Skills and accountability; Steve Besley 7c. The Gove Legacy and the Politics of Education after 2015 (3): Can the legacy endure?; Louis Coffait Conclusion: The Gove Legacy in Education; Mike Finn
