Education system design : foundations, policy options and consequences / edited by Brian Hudson, Marilyn Leask and Sarah Younie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hudson, Brian, 1951- editor.

Leask, Marilyn, 1950- editor.

Younie, Sarah, 1967- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Instructional systems--Design.

Instructional systems.

Curriculum planning.

Educational planning.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Summary:

"This book highlights decisions governments have to make about their public education systems, the options they have before them and the consequences of their decisions. As well as covering issues such as values, curriculum, teacher training, structures and so on, the book addresses education planning for epidemics, pandemics and disasters. Education systems provide the foundations for the future wellbeing of every society, yet existing systems are a point of global concern. Education System Design is a response to debates in developing and developed countries about the characteristics of a high quality national education service. It questions what makes a successful system of education. With chapters that draw on experience in education systems around the world, each one considers an element of a national education service and its role in providing a coherent and connected set of structures to ensure good education for all members of society. Key topics include: Existing education systems and what a future system might look like · Inclusion and social justice · Leadership and teacher education · Policy options, and the consequences of policy changes This book suggests an education system be viewed as an ecosystem with interdependencies between many different components needing to be considered when change is contemplated. It is a vital book for any stakeholders in educational systems including students, teachers and senior leaders. It would be particularly useful to policy makers and those implementing policy changes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 An education service for the future: values and principles

1. Towards a learning education system?: globalisation, change, improvement and accountability in uncertain times / Graham Donaldson

Introduction

The change imperative

Revisiting the purposes of schooling - the UK context

The improvement paradox and accountability

Towards a learning education system?

Lessons from a small country

Wales

Reflections

Policy options

2. Aims and values: direction with purpose / Brian Matthews

What young people need for the predicted future

21st century skills

Education and global competences

about more than employment

Parental views

Values

Implications of not responding to the changing world

3. Developing your vision: principles and implementation challenges / Sarah Younie

Foundation principles and the choices they lead to

Policy implementation: stakeholders and levers for change

Learning from the past and drawing on expert network knowledge

Interdependencies in the education ecosystem

Making major policy decisions: balancing idealism with practicalities

Service complexity

Managing complexity

SECTION 2 England: a case study, a vision and a cautionary tale

4. A `national education service': what can we learn from the past? / Tim Brighouse

A national education service locally delivered

The age of optimism and trust: central and local government roles

The age of doubt and disillusion: shifting power from local to of central government

The age of markets and managerialism

centralising power

The legacy of successive Secretaries of State

`unnecessary and unwarranted interference'

1945

2018: an attempt at a balance sheet of what worked and what was less successful

Governance structures

Finance

Accountability arrangements, examinations and testing, schoolmprovement and curriculum

The supply and retention of teachers

Reflections and disclaimer

5. Politics aside: from fragmentation to coherence / Hugh Grcenway

DfE Tops list of concern

Current status of English state education

the problem

The impact of the problem

pressure on the system

These problems may be invisible to policy makers

Possible tactical solutions

Houston, we have a bigger problem

The big idea

separation of power between education delivery, oversight and politics

Why?

6. Education England: from chaos to consensus? / Marilyn Leask

Our proposal: Education England

Expected benefits

Understandings fundamental to the proposal

Education England

foundation values

The Govian/CummingsIGibb values legacy (2010 onwards)

governance and accountability

Legislating for stability: to support innovation and development

Policy options for the English education service

SECTION 3 Issues of social justice and inclusion

7. Social mobility: a working class view / Sonia Blandford

Definition: social mobility

Is equality of opportunity a core British value?

Equality of opportunity: a shared responsibility?

Is social mobility about becoming middle class? Re-evaluating how we tackle questions on working class disadvantage and outcomes

Why do working class children not achieve?

Time for a new conversation: equality of choice

The question of social mobility

Can we choose a better conversation?

Government commissions and the need for action

Social inclusion for social mobility

a new way of thinking

Refections

8. Selection by wealth, ability and aptitude and faith: good for a country or not? / Carl Smith

Selection by wealth is both unfair and inefficient

Selection by ability or aptitude is both unfair and ineffective

International evidence about the effectiveness of comprehensive education

Setting and streaming

Legislation needed for England

Selection by faith

9. School segregation in England and the logic of exiting from the public education system / Steven J. Courtney

Segregation, segregation, segregation

The logic of exiting

10. Special educational needs and disabilities / Helen Knowler

Policy option 1 Consultation Processe

Policy option 2 Learner Experiences

Policy option 3 Teacher Training

Principles for SEND code of practice

The terminology of special educational needs

Policy option 1 Consultation Processes

Acknowledgements

11. Adult and further education: the impact of austerity on life chances and wellbeing / Sharon Clancy

Further education

A brief history

FE now

Greed and inequality

the wages scandal

SECTION 4 Curriculum, assessment, leadership and accountability

12. The curriculum: developing powerful knowledge and creative know-how / Chris Shclton

Definitions

The context of England

Principles

Quality and standards

Options, consequences and cautionary tales

Consequences

Cautionary tales

13. National assessment choices / Nikki Booth

Policy option 1 Reducing the emphasis of national examination results

Attempting to meet national averages

Learners developing mental health issues

Teachers "teaching to the test"

Reliability of the process of examinations

Margin of error

The adolescent brain

Policy option 2 Enhancing the use of formative assessment

Policy option 3 Developing a broader and more balanced system where assessment of learning is distributed and synoptic

14. Leadership, innovation and change / Rosie Raffety

School leadership in the context of austerity

The architecture of school leadership in the UK

A national education system as a public sector innovation project

Conceptualising public sector innovation

Critical shifts towards system innovation

the 4P conceptual framework

Deliberate design for system innovation

Principles and values of system re-design

Complex problem solving as a key leadership skill

Challenges in system innovation

Siloed Mindsets

Uncoordinated leadership development opportunities

R&D and problem-solving deficit

Shift to prototyped programme for leadership development

Methodology of `deliberate design for impact and innovation' (2D2i)

A prototyped process for problem solving

Programme insights

Ancillary Learning Points

Performance and the public value of education

Cautionary tale

Radical Change Recommendations

15. An alternative approach to accountability and inspection: evaluation for improvements in Finnish Teacher Education / Jari Lavonen

Three levels of quality assurance in Finnish teacher education

The Finnish evaluation policy in HE

an enhancement-led approach at the national level

Audits in teacher education

National evaluations, research and networks for promoting QA in teacher education

Teacher education as part of universities' own QA

Class teachers

Subject teachers

Pedagogical studies

Discussion

16. Accountability systems for schools: coercion or cooperation? / Marilyn Leask

Introduction: values and decisions about accountability systems

Some definitions

England - a case study

England's Ofsted system: what is the purpose of inspection if not school improvement?

Ofsted's misuse of data

The quality of inspectors ZU4 Wliat are the alternatives?

Reflections

The previous ideas lead to several policy options

SECTION 5 Teacher education

17. Refraining the professionalism of teachers / Kate Reynolds

Becoming a teacher

Being a teacher

Building a career as a teacher

Recruitment of teachers

Retention of teachers and professionalising teaching

18. Initial teacher education: what matters most and has worked well / Karen Meanwell

The politics of teacher education

the English political experiment in `disruptive innovation' post-2010

Policy options for the future

19. CPD, knowledge services and research: 21st century solutions / Richard Procter

Introduction: CPD

an international problem

Research-based lessons

Teacher CPD and accessing the research base for education: an international concern

Whose knowledge informs CPD?

How does an education sector create new knowledge?

Digital networking and the creation and validation of new knowledge

Lessons from failures with online CPD to date

CPD opportunities with digital networking

Imagining `online' CPD in the future

Accrediting online CPD: `CPD points' systems

So who is to act?

The MESH (Mapping Educational Specialist know How) experiment

learning from success and failures

Quality provision of CPD

Contents note continued: Reflections

SECTION 6 Policy options and consequences

20. Policy options and consequences: what has to be done, when and with whom / Brian Hudson

Values and principles

Value of consensus

Managing competing expectations: stakeholder engagement and consensus

Foundation 1 An innovating education service and system for the future

aims, values and principles

Foundation 2 Education England

a vision and design for a new national education service

Foundation 3 Social justice and inclusion

Foundation 4 curriculum, assessment, leadership and accountability

Foundation 5 Teacher education, research and online knowledge services

Opportunities

The case study of England: lessons learnt

21. Education in emergencies: pandemic/disaster planning for education sector continuity / Stephen Hall

Introduction and context

School closures: pandemic/disaster plans for education sector continuity

A generic framework for pandemic plans

Elements of an education sector framework for planning for pandemics (and natural disasters)

Overview: policy foundation: underpinning philosophy, principles and goals

Operationalising the policy elements: education continuity planning for times of crisis

1. Maximising learner experiences

2. Teaching and learning pedagogy, including remote pedagogies

3. Curriculum/Online Content

4. Assessment

5. Equipment provision

6. Parental/carer involvement strategy

7. Home worker strategy (see also mental health, which follows)

8. Community readiness/NGO/charity role and resources

9. Mental health

10. Special cases

11. Losses, risks and challenges

12. Initial Teacher training

13. Mapping educators' specialist expertise and networks: linking local and national level plans

14. Ensuring continuity and synergy between national strategy and local plans

15. Infrastructure review

16. Exit from lockdown: re-entry plan for reopening schools

17. Pandemic/disaster recovery readiness checklist

Policy option 1: top-down model

Policy option 2: bottom-up model

Policy option 3: hybrid collaboration model

Reflections: Future-proofing education for times of crisis - ensuring learning continues for all

Lessons learned

from the Covid-19 pandemic

Opportunities and gains

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Education system design

ISBN:

9780367203801

0367203804

9780367203771

0367203774

OCLC:

1155557622

Publisher Number:

99985842249