Excellence in Education

  • Excellence in Education: The Making of Great Schools
    By Conor Ryan, Sir Cyril Taylor

    Others schools have different holiday times, which can be a problem, as Mr Jones admits. 'I had three children at different schools at one stage, while my wife was working at the university, with its own term times.

  • Excellence in Education: The Making of Great Schools
    By Conor Ryan, Cyril J. H. Taylor

    The shorter holiday in the summer is compensated for by a series of two week breaks during the year. A two week holiday is after all enough to feel like you've had a break. With a one week break, you take a few days to start to relax ...

  • Excellence in Education: The Making of Great Schools
    By Conor Ryan, Sir Cyril Taylor

    A thorough examination of the characteristics of a high- performing school, written by Sir Cyril Taylor (Chairman of the Specialist Schools Trust) and Conor Ryan (senior adviser to Tony Blair on Education).

  • Excellence in Education
    By John N. Mangieri

    Excellence in Education

  • Excellence in Education: The Making of Great Schools
    By Conor Ryan, Cyril Taylor

    ... schools, particularly in London and the South East, so much so that some faced serious budgetary difficulties in 2003–4. Add to that the fluctuations caused by falling rolls, and it is easy to see how the increased funding can be so ...

  • Excellence in Education: Perspectives on Policy and Practice
    By Philip G. Altbach, Lois Weis, Gail Paradise Kelly

    Excellence in Education: Perspectives on Policy and Practice