Beyond Every Child Matters

<p>The United Kingdom's Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government 2010–15 was responsible for some of the most radical changes to education policy for decades. <i>Beyond Every Child Matters </i>provides a critical overview of developments in education and social welfare policy in the years following the 2010 general election. It explores the conceptual background of a ‘Big Society’ used to frame Coalition policy and shows how the underlying spectre of neoliberalism both creates issues for policy attention and undermines ensuing policy solutions. </p><p>This book charts those changes which have impacted upon education and schooling in England and Wales and is divided into two parts. Part I analyses Conservative philosophical thought and policy discussions that underpin the social, welfare and education policies introduced under the Conservative-led coalition government of 2010–15 and the subsequent Conservative administration since 2015. Part II looks at these policies in detail and concludes with a discussion of possible alternative policy approaches.</p><p>Set against a backdrop of unprecedented economic crisis and austerity, <i>Beyond Every Child Matters</i> will be of interest to students of education and welfare policy, academics and researchers.</p> <p><strong>Part I</strong> 1. From no society to Big Society: Reinventing Conservatism 2. Philosophical underpinning of the Big Society 3. Philip Blond: The new social configuration of the Big Society 4. Antecedents of Conservative political thought 5. Twentieth-century ideological conservatism 6. Models of community 7. Small government, Big Society: Constructing a policy narative 8. Neoliberalism and the market <strong>Part II</strong> 9. Public service reform: (more) open public services 10. Education and social welfare 11. English education policy: The philosophy of Michael Oakeshott 12. Education and schooling 1: The importance of teaching (but not necessarily teachers) 13. Education and schooling 2: Back to where we started 14. Sure Start. Undermined by neoliberalism: Inequalities and the language of disadvantage 15. Families, children and young people: Challenge and opportunity 16. Where do we go from here? The case for a socially responsible system 17. Conclusion </p>