ABSTRACT

This fascinating book is based on the changes to schooling that a five year-old, Angelica will see in her lifetime. It is divided into two parts: the first describes how schools are viewed by society; the second considers practical responses that schools can make to keep up with change. Creating the Future School predicts that the career of teaching will change and the work of the professional educator will differ significantly from what has been the traditional teaching role in schools of the twentieth century. The book addresses principals, senior members of school staff, teachers, governors and policy makers and aims to open up the reader's awareness to the profound shift in society and how society views its schools.

chapter |8 pages

The myth of the unchanging school

part |74 pages

The big picture

chapter |12 pages

From an old world-view to a new

chapter |18 pages

New ways of knowing

Implications for curriculum

chapter |11 pages

The networked universe

chapter |18 pages

From bureaucracy to enterprise networks

part |111 pages

Looking at the practicalities

chapter |14 pages

Schools which break the mould

chapter |14 pages

Choosing what future to have

chapter |16 pages

On reporting outcomes

chapter |20 pages

Teachers for the school of the future

chapter |8 pages

A new kind of school