{"product_id":"the-birmingham-book-colin-diamond-cbe-9781785835926","title":"The Birmingham Book: Lessons in Urban Education Leadership and Policy from the Trojan Horse Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Trojan Horse affair sent shock waves across England's education system in 2014. The affair centred around an anonymous letter that contained instructions on how to take over schools with a majority Muslim population by influencing their governing bodies and undermining head teachers. The authenticity of the letter remains hotly disputed, yet its publication generated huge turbulence - not only in Birmingham's schools and communities, but also in both Parliament and the national news.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers fresh perspectives based on unique access to information from within the city, written by respected educationalists who have worked successfully in Birmingham for many years both during the Trojan Horse era and since. It explains what led to the publication of the letter, its profound consequences for education in Birmingham, and how it influenced events in the city since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrucially the book also opens up an informed discussion around the issues raised during Trojan Horse, such as delivering a well-rounded curriculum suitable for a diverse school community, developing working partnerships in the local area, and boosting the attainment and aspirations of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColin shares case studies of school improvement in local and national MATs in tough, multicultural urban environments, and how schools worked to develop pupils' social capital. \u003ci\u003eThe Birmingham Book\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the Trojan Horse affair was handled by the Department for Education as their academies and free schools policies underwent their first major stress tests. Furthermore, the book provides an up-to-date appraisal of the interrelationship between education in England's schools and the cultural and religious practice of the local communities the schools serve - and of the underachievement levels of the different ethnic groups in Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable for teachers, school leaders, governors and policymakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Diamond Cbe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785835920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785835926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Colin Diamond Cbe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442572636415,"sku":"9781785835926","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74bd5005-deeb-48c6-8b79-568eea3624a1.jpg?v=1777198297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-birmingham-book-colin-diamond-cbe-9781785835926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}