Table of Contents

CONTENTS: PART 1: The Case for Reform: 1. A brief history of Ofsted: An optimistic tragedy in three acts; 2. Does inspection do more harm than good? PART 2: A New Model of Inspection: 3. General principles to underpin the model; 4. Main components of the alternative model. PART 3: What are the Chances of Reform? 5. An organization on the cusp of change; References; Index

About the Author

Frank Coffield retired in 2007 after 42 years in education, first as a teacher in a comprehensive and then in a boys' approved school in Scotland. He was also a lecturer in education at Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow and Keele University in Staffordshire, and Professor of Education at the Universities of Durham, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, and the Institute of Education, University of London.

Reviews

An excellent proposal for a new, principled and more democratic form of inspection that could genuinely lead to improvement in our education system. Let the debate commence!--Paul Wakeling, Principal, Havering Sixth Form College

Frank Coffield's comprehensive assessment of the current model of inspection is merely the background to his masterly exposition of the principles that should underpin its replacement. This exceptional book charts the way to the transformative evolution of a new and integrated model of both education and its inspection. Everybody involved with our schools and colleges needs to read it.--David Hargreaves

This impassioned appeal for lifelong learning is underpinned by democratic values, promoting professional trust over the fear engendered by the reductive absurdities Coffield exposes. He is here confirmed as the unparalleled public intellectual of his field.--Joel Petrie, City of Liverpool College