Section 1 An Education Service for the Future: Values and Principles 1 Towards a Learning Education System? Globalisation, Change, Improvement and Accountability in Uncertain Times 2 Aims and Values: Direction with Purpose 3 Developing Your Vision: Principles and Implementation Challenges Section 2 England: A Case Study, A Vision and A Cautionary Tale 4 A "National Education Service": What Can We Learn From the Past? 5 Politics Aside: From Fragmentation to Coherence 6 Education England: From Chaos to Consensus Section 3 Issues of Social Justice and Inclusion 7 Social Mobility: A Working Class View 8 Selection by Wealth, Ability and Aptitude, and Faith: Good for a Country or Not? 9 School Segregation in England and the Logic of Exiting from the Public Education System 10 Special Education Needs and Disabilities 11 Adult and Further Education: The Impact of Austerity on Life Chances and Well Being Section 4 Curriculum, Assessment, Leadership and Accountability 12 The Curriculum: Developing Powerful Knowledge and Creative Knowhow 13 National Assessment Choices 14 Leadership, Innovation and Change 15 An Alternative Approach to Accountability and Inspection: Evaluation for Improvements in Finnish Teacher Education 16 Accountability Systems for Schools: Coercion or Cooperation? Section 5 Teacher Education 17 Reframing the Professionalism of Teachers 18 Initial Teacher Education: What Matters Most and What Has Worked Well 19 CPD, Knowledge Services and Research: 21st Century Solutions Section 6 Policy Options and Consequences 20 Policy Options and Consequences: What Has to be Done, When and With Whom 21 Education in Emergencies: pandemic/disaster planning for education sector continuity