John MacBeath is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, UK.Maurice Galton is a former Dean of Leicester University and Associate Director of Research in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK.John Bangs is Senior Consultant at Education International and Chair of the OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee’s Working Group on Education and Skills.

"They compare and discuss key ingredients that contribute to the success or failure of different national school systems around the world. They also acknowledge the negative effects from drastic budgetary cuts on England's education system and offer recommendations for repairing it. The authors assert that broken education systems can be revitalized, and their key recommendation is encouraging productive dialogue among government, teaching professionals, and key stakeholders in the education community. This book should be read by a wide audience."--J. C. Agnew-Tally, formerly, Missouri State University, Choice

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Plus ça change; Chapter 2 What makes a world class education system?; Chapter 3 What does it mean to be a teacher?; Chapter 4 Assessment, exams and testing to destruction; Chapter 5 What’s so special about special needs?; Chapter 6 Within and beyond the primary curriculum; Chapter 7 Who wins and who loses?; Chapter 8 The organised voice of teachers; Chapter 9 Community schools and schooling communities?; Chapter 10 The leadership myth: managing to succeed; In conclusion; Bibliography; Further reading

John MacBeath is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, UK.Maurice Galton is a former Dean of Leicester University and Associate Director of Research in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK.John Bangs is Senior Consultant at Education International and Chair of the OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee’s Working Group on Education and Skills.

"They compare and discuss key ingredients that contribute to the success or failure of different national school systems around the world. They also acknowledge the negative effects from drastic budgetary cuts on England's education system and offer recommendations for repairing it. The authors assert that broken education systems can be revitalized, and their key recommendation is encouraging productive dialogue among government, teaching professionals, and key stakeholders in the education community. This book should be read by a wide audience."--J. C. Agnew-Tally, formerly, Missouri State University, Choice

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Plus ça change; Chapter 2 What makes a world class education system?; Chapter 3 What does it mean to be a teacher?; Chapter 4 Assessment, exams and testing to destruction; Chapter 5 What’s so special about special needs?; Chapter 6 Within and beyond the primary curriculum; Chapter 7 Who wins and who loses?; Chapter 8 The organised voice of teachers; Chapter 9 Community schools and schooling communities?; Chapter 10 The leadership myth: managing to succeed; In conclusion; Bibliography; Further reading

John MacBeath is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, UK.Maurice Galton is a former Dean of Leicester University and Associate Director of Research in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK.John Bangs is Senior Consultant at Education International and Chair of the OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee’s Working Group on Education and Skills.

"They compare and discuss key ingredients that contribute to the success or failure of different national school systems around the world. They also acknowledge the negative effects from drastic budgetary cuts on England's education system and offer recommendations for repairing it. The authors assert that broken education systems can be revitalized, and their key recommendation is encouraging productive dialogue among government, teaching professionals, and key stakeholders in the education community. This book should be read by a wide audience."--J. C. Agnew-Tally, formerly, Missouri State University, Choice

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Plus ça change; Chapter 2 What makes a world class education system?; Chapter 3 What does it mean to be a teacher?; Chapter 4 Assessment, exams and testing to destruction; Chapter 5 What’s so special about special needs?; Chapter 6 Within and beyond the primary curriculum; Chapter 7 Who wins and who loses?; Chapter 8 The organised voice of teachers; Chapter 9 Community schools and schooling communities?; Chapter 10 The leadership myth: managing to succeed; In conclusion; Bibliography; Further reading