"An important book. . . . should be mandatory reading for educational policymakers throughout the Anglophone world."

Areo Magazine

"If you want an in-depth analysis of the curriculum by subject, UCL’s What Should Schools Teach? is superb."

johntomsett.com

“This book brings profound questions about what children need to know back to the center of educational enquiry where they belong. The additional chapters in this second edition are excellent. We all need to read it.”

Elizabeth Rata, University of Auckland

“I am afraid that what we actually teach is so often forgotten in debates about schools. Subjects—the way that most people choose to divide up human knowledge—are too rarely the focus of our interest. Yet the subjects we offer and the syllabus content of each is arguably the most important single element of the school system. This book bucks the trend and should be of great importance to all teachers.”

Barnaby Lenon, CBE, University of Buckingham