Book extract: ‘Class Rules, The Truth About Scottish Schools’

	Aug 22, 2021


	Book extract: ‘Class Rules, The Truth About Scottish Schools’

	In this extract from his hard-hitting new book “Class Rules, The Truth About Scottish Schools”, James McEnaney doubts the Scottish Government has the courage to own up to mistakes it has made in educational policy and the impact on teachers and pupils, many of which were raised in a recent OECD report.

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