Education policy in England is constantly evolving and becoming increasingly incoherent and it is therefore becoming harder to keep up with, and make sense of, all the changes. This bestselling book looks at the role of the UK as a social laboratory for global education policy. Covering key concepts, it then examines new areas, including: OGlobal education policy mobility OEdu-business and philanthropy as policy actors OMarketisation of education OIncrease in performance gap OPoverty and austerity OImpact of COVID-19 on schools and in education policy ONew forms of governance This extensively updated fourth edition by the key author in the field will maintain its place as the most important text on education policy and makes essential reading for all students and anyone interested in education policy more generally.
Preface by Michael Hill Introduction: The great education debate (1976-2016) 1. Key concepts: education policy, economic necessity and education reform 2. Class, comprehensives and continuities: a short history of English education policy 3. Policy Technologies and The UK government's approach to public service reform 4. Policy, inequity and advantage 5. A sociology of education policy: past, present and future
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