Product reviews for The Working Classroom

Excellence in any context is a judicious mix of high intention, sincere effort and intelligent execution. This is an excellent book: very well referenced, analytical, packed with stories and providing a commanding compendium of practical ideas for the classroom. The section on speaking, reading and writing is as succinct and authoritative as any teacher could wish for.

The experienced authors assert that ‘much of this book has been written in anger… angered at how unequal our society has become’. They channel their anger skillfully in producing a text to support teachers and leaders who wish to make a particular difference for ‘the forgotten third’ in our schools. It is fifty years since I first entered a Brixton primary classroom - it is inspiring to read Matt Bromley’s and Andy Griffith’s contemporary, compelling narrative about changing children’s lives.