Beschreibung:
This eagerly - awaited offering will delight Hellawell's growing fan base: 'Research repeatedly shows the difficulty of staying sane in insane places. David Hellawell is the shining exception as, once again, he highlights the bizarre politics and practices of our allegedly rational education system. Read him and stay sane too!' John Eggleston, Professor of Education, University of Warwick
About the author; Introduction; Hearing a different drummer; Lies, damned lies and interviews; Teachers' democratic rights; Reversing the flow; Have consultancy, will travel, Taking the theses, Ofsted: the aftermath; The secretary fromhell; Dear Agony Aunt...; The agony continues...; Piling on the agony; Politics, deceit and the headteacher; The admissions game; The head as a spin doctor; The mailed fist is the not so velvet glove; Pressure down the line; Whispering in the head's ear; Blindfolding the second fiddle; Deviant definitions; Democracy, banana style