Success Against the Odds: Five Years On

<p>In 1996 Routledge published <em>Success Against the Odds</em>, which looked at how a sample of schools in a variety of disadvantaged areas managed to be effective, despite the odds being stacked against them. Since that time much has been written on school improvement and raising standards. <em>Success Against the Odds - Five Years On</em> revisits the eleven schools that were studied in the first book to see if they are still managing to do well in the current climate. The book looks at what has been learnt and developed in the field of school improvement and effectiveness during the period between 1995 and 2000 and implications for policy and practice are discussed.</p> 1.School Effectiveness and Improvement 1995-2000; 2. Fair Furlong Primary School, Bristol: Agnes McMahom ; 3. Crowcroft Park Primary, Manchester: Bill Rogers ; 4. Blaengwwrach Primary, Wales: Alan Evans ; 5. Columbia Primary, Tower Hamlets, London: Anne Sofer ; 6. Lochgelly Special School, Fife, Scotland: John MacBeath ; 7. Burntwood Girls' Secondary, Lewisham, London: Kathryn Riley ; 8. Haywood High School, Stoke-on-Trent: Valerie Hannon ; 9. Hazelwood Integrated College, Belfast: Tony Gallagher ; 10. St Michael's RC High School, Co. Durham: Gerald Grace ; 11. Sutton Centre, Nottinghamshire: Jean Ruddock ; 12. Selly Park Girls' School, Birmingham: Tim Brighouse .