Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1: The Role of Policy in Philosophy of Education: An Argument and an Illustration -- 2: Alluring Ideas: Cherry Picking Policy from Around the World -- 3: 'The Only Answer is Innovation . . .': Europe, Policy and the Big Society -- 4: A New Dawn for Faith-Based Education? Opportunities for Religious Organisations in the UK's New School System -- 5: A Monstrous Regimen of Synthetic Phonics: Fantasies of Research-Based Teaching 'Methods' versus Real Teaching -- 6: The Future of Teacher Education -- 7: Two Concepts of Assessment -- 8: Vocational and Civic Education: Whither British Policy? -- 9: Education under the Heel of Caesar: Reading UK Higher Education Reform through Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra -- 10: Improving the Student Experience -- 11: University Futures -- 12: What Lessons Can We Learn? -- Index.