Here Comes the Assembly Man

<p>Originally published in 1989 this is a book about managing a real primary school – but unlike most management books it places the child at the centre of the exercise. It concentrates on an untidy reality rather than a system – on a human perspective rather than one which is manipulative of human reality. The books narrative structure makes it unique amongst other books in the field. Sedgwick writes with warmth and perception. His insights into the relations between the children and their teachers form part of a collage of material. Many accounts from parents visitors teachers and children are included in his colourful prose providing other points of view and changes in narrative gear. Letters poems photographs and drawings complete the collage so that the book takes on a form which is appropriate to its subject – the randomness and variety of a school’s life. <i>Here Comes the Assembly Man</i> is always absorbing at times highly amusing – a rewarding read for all parents teachers and educationalists alike.</p>