Cover Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The purpose of the book -- The structure of the book -- How the book can be used -- 1 The intelligent school in times of change - setting the scene -- Political change - the educational reform agenda in England and Wales -- The information and communication technologies revolution -- Socio-economic changes and inequalities -- 2 Reflections on school effectiveness -- The school effect -- The concept of value-added -- Measuring what we value -- Defining achievement -- The characteristics of effective schools -- Criticisms of SESI research -- Questions for discussion -- 3 Reflections on school improvement -- What is school improvement? -- Some key messages -- Change takes time -- An individual school's capacity for change varies -- Change is complex -- Change needs to be well led and managed -- Teachers need to be the main agents of change -- The pupils need to be the main focus for change -- Questions for discussion -- 4 Learning about learning -- Introduction -- Learning as an active process of making meaning -- Learning and performance -- Meta-learning -- The nature of intelligence -- The contribution of neuroscience -- Learning styles -- The nature of learners -- Pupils' experience of their learning and the role of their teachers -- The physical, emotional and social environment of school -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- 5 Teaching for learning -- Teaching and learning -- The features of teaching for learning -- Subject knowledge and making it accessible -- Knowledge of who the pupils are and how they learn -- Facilitating the process of learning and teaching -- Managing the process of teaching for learning -- Conclusion: the learning and teaching PACT -- Questions for discussion -- 6 Teachers' learning.

Why do teachers need to learn? -- Does professional development make a difference? -- How can teachers learn? -- Where can teachers learn? -- Professional learning communities -- Encouraging learning -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion and activities -- 7 The nine intelligences - a framework for school improvement -- Ethical intelligence -- Spiritual intelligence -- Contextual intelligence -- Operational intelligence -- Emotional intelligence -- Collegial intelligence -- Reflective intelligence -- Pedagogical intelligence -- Systemic intelligence -- Corporate intelligence -- Leading the intelligent school -- Questions for discussion -- 8 A postscript -- Second guessing -- Changing times -- Changing schools? -- Home schooling -- Alternative possibilities -- Learning as a social activity -- Working together -- The 24-hour school -- Schools and schooling -- Activity -- Points for discussion -- References -- Index.