In 2001, The Guardian launched a ground-breaking competition called The School I'd Like, in which young people were asked to imagine their ideal school. This vibrant, ground-breaking book presents material drawn from that competition, offering a unique snapshot of perceptions of today's schools by those who matter most - the pupils. In 2011, The Guardian re-launched the competition and this fully revised new edition reflects upon the next generation of entries and summarises, through the children's insightful commentary, what has changed over the intervening decade.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: neglected voices
PART 1: Forgotten spaces
PART 2: Learning and knowing
PART 3: Staying power
Catherine Burke is Reader in History of Education and Childhood at the University of Cambridge.
Ian Grosvenor is Professor of Urban Educational History at the University of Birmingham.