RECOMMENDED READING
(All the titles listed below should be available from libraries, Amazon or bookshops)
- Seven Myths About Education by Daisy Christodoulou, Routledge, 2014
- Prisoners of the Blob by Toby Young, Civitas, 2014
- Progressively Worse: The burden of bad ideas in British schools by Robert Peal, Civitas, 2014
- Head, Heart and Hand: Education in the Spirit of Pestalozzi by Arthur Bruhlmeier, Sophia Books, 2010.
- You’re Teaching My Child What? by Miriam Grossman, Regnery Publishing, 2009.
- The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education by Kathryn Ecclestone and Dennis Hayes, Routledge, 2009.
- Wasted: Why Education Isn't Educating by Frank Furedi, Continuum, 2009.
- A Desolation of Learning: Is This the Education our Children Deserve? by Chris Woodhead, Pencil Sharp, 2009.
- Global Perspectives in the Geography Curriculum: Reviewing the moral case for geography by Alex Standish, Routledge, 2009.
- The Corruption of the Curriculum edited by Robert Whelan, Civitas, 2008.
- The Great Reading Disaster: Reclaiming Our Educational Birthright by Mona McNee and Alice Coleman, Imprint-Academic 2007.
- What is science education for? by David Perks et al, Institute of Ideas, 2006.
- The Welfare State We’re In by James Bartholomew, Politico’s Publishing, 2004.
- Comparing Standards: Teaching the Teachers edited by Sheila Lawlor, Politeia, 2004
- Sex Education or Indoctrination by Valerie Riches, Family and Youth Concern, 2004.
- Lessons in Depravity: Sex education and the sexual revolution by E.S.Williams, Belmont House Publishing, 2003
- Whatever Happened to Religious Education? by Penny Thompson, The Lutterworth Press, 2003.
- Government Failure: E.G. West on Education edited by James Tooley and James Stanfield, Institute of Economic Affairs, 2003.
- Kill the Messenger: The War on Standardized Testing by Richard P. Phelps, Transaction Publishers, 2003.
- Power to Parents and The True Cost of State Education by John Redwood and Nick Seaton, Centre for Policy Studies, 2002.
- Education and training: A business blueprint for reform by Ruth Lea, Institute of Directors, 2002.
- The Road to Malpsychia: humanist psychology and our discontents by Joyce Milton, Encounter Books, 2002.
- Class War by Chris Woodhead, Little, Brown, 2002.
- What Are Special Educational Needs: An Analysis of a New Growth Industry by John Marks, Centre for Policy Studies, 2000
- The Betrayed Generations: Standards in British Schools 1950-2000 by John Marks, Centre for Policy Studies, 2000
- Cloning of the American Mind: Eradicating Morality through Education by B.K. Eakman, Huntington House Publishers, 1998.
- All Must Have Prizes by Melanie Phillips, Little, Brown & Company, 1996.
- Reading by Martin Turner and Tom Burkard, Centre for Policy Studies, 1996
- Spelling Standards: how to correct the decline by Jennifer Chew, Centre for Policy Studies, 1996
- Culture in the Classroom: a personal view by Irina Tyk, Centre for Policy Studies, 1996
- Brave New Schools by Berit Kjos, Harvest House Publishers, 1985.
From the progressive viewpoint
- Quality Circle Time in the Secondary School by Jenny Mosley and Marilyn Tew, David Fulton Publishers, 1999.
- Transforming Learning: Individual and Global Change by Susan Askew and Eileen Carnell, Cassell, 1998
- Quality Circle Time in the Primary Classroom by Jenny Mosley, LDA, 1997.
- Education for Citizenship in a Multi-Cultural Society by James Lynch, Cassell Education, 1992.
- The New Social Curriculum: A guide to cross-curricular issues edited by Barry Dufour, Cambridge University Press, 1990.
- The Challenge for the Comprehensive School by David H. Hargreaves, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1983.
Recommended especially for teachers, parents and children
- The Queen’s English and how to use it by Bernard C. Lamb, Michael O’Mara Books 2010.
- A History of Britain, Books I to X edited by David Evans, Stacey International 2010 (ongoing).
- The Butterfly Grammar: A Course for Better English by Irina Tyk, Civitas, 2008.
- Step by Step Reading by Mona McNee, Galore Park, 2007.
- Our Island Story by H.E.Marshall, Civitas/Galore Park, 2005.
- Eats, Shoots and Leaves: Why commas really do make a difference by Lynne Truss,Profile Books, 2006.
- English Prep by Susan Elkin, Galore Park Publishing Ltd, 2004.
- The Butterfly Book: A Reading and Writing Course by Irina Tyk, Civitas, 2004
- Maths Prep, Books 1,2 and 3 by Serena Alexander, Galore Park Publishing Ltd, 2003, 2004.
- Science Prep, Books 1 and 2 by W. R. Pickering, Galore Park Publishing Ltd, 2003, 2004.
- Latin Prep, Books 1,2 and 3 by Theo Finn, Galore Park Publishing Ltd, 2003, 2004.
- Skeleton French: All you need to build up your body of French Grammar by Claire Buet-Charlwood and David Mort, Galore Park Publishing, 2004.
- French Prep by Nigel Pearce, Galore Park Publishing Ltd, 2004.
- So you really want to learn Spanish by Mike Bolger, Galore Park Publishing Ltd, 2003, 2004
- A People's History of Britain by Rebecca Fraser, Chatto and Windus, 2003.
- The Phonics Handbook (plus a range of teaching materials) by Sue Lloyd, Jolly Learning Ltd.
- Jolly Dictionary by Sara Wernham and Sue Lloyd, Jolly Learning Ltd, 2003.
- Mend Your English: Or What You Should Have Been Taught at Primary School by Ian Bruton-Simmonds, 1992.
/Campaign for Real Education, 2011