Cyril Taylor and Conor Ryan, David Fulton Publishers
2004
From across the sea comes this perceptive account of school improvement efforts in England, especially those under the umbrella of the Specialist Schools Trust. The primary author, Sir Cyril Taylor, is that organization's inspiration and admiral, as well as an advisor on education policy to the Blair government. In 300+ pages and 18 chapters, he and his colleague get fairly concrete about the essential elements of successful schools, turning around failing schools, getting the curriculum right, deploying the school team, and much else. Though their policy framework is England (and Wales), U.S. education leaders could learn much from their wide-ranging experience, their sagacity and their erudition. The ISBN is 1843122138, the publisher (in the U.K.) is David Fulton, and you can learn more here.
