Summary
Contents
Subject index
The authors provide an overview of what it means to manage for equality in schools. Whether at senior management or classroom level, issues such as equality of opportunity and outcomes are central to education policy and practice in the UK. The authors explain and disentangle terms like equality, equity, diversity and social justice. This book will be an accessible guide to current thinking on equality, and how this looks in schools. They will reference European and international literature.
Bringing it all together: Values, ethos, actions
Bringing it all together: Values, ethos, actions
Hope for each child's safe, happy and productive future depends on education. This is true for all, but especially for those whose background or characteristics mean they face a tougher journey. We trust that the previous chapters have left you in no doubt that education can fulfil such hope and act as a driver for greater equality, even though it does not always do so. This final chapter draws ideas together and focuses on the key lessons that have emerged. The area of equality is fraught with slippery language and paradox, so a simplistic ‘one size fits all’ action plan is not possible. Rather, we review the earlier discussion and illustrations ...
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