Mel Ainscow is Professor of Education and Co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education at the University of Manchester, and Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. In the Queen’s 2012 New Year honours list he was made a CBE for his services to education. Currently he is leading Schools Challenge Cymru, the Welsh Government’s multi-million pound flagship programme to accelerate the rate of improvement across the country’s schools.

• 1. Introduction: making sense of my struggles2. Rethinking the agendaAinscow, M. (1999) Understanding the development of inclusive schools. London: Routledge (Chapter 2: Learning from experience)3. An objectives approach Ainscow, M. and Tweddle, D.A. (1979) Preventing Classroom Failure: An Objectives Approach. London: Wiley/Fulton (Chapter 1: Peter; and Chapter 2: Teaching slow learners)4. Towards inclusive educationAinscow, M. and Tweddle, D.A. (1988) Encouraging Classroom Success. London: Fulton (Chapter 1: Success in the classroom)5. Improving the quality of education for allAinscow, M. and Hopkins, D. (1992) Aboard the 'moving school'. Educational Leadership 50(3), 79-816. Learning from differences Ainscow, M. (2000) Reaching out to all learners: some lessons from international experience. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 11, (1), 1-9. 7. The Index for InclusionAinscow, M. (2002) Using research to encourage the development of inclusive practices. In: P. Farrell and M. Ainscow (Eds.) Making Special Education Inclusive. London: Fulton.8. Using action researchAinscow, M., Booth, T. and Dyson, A. (2006) Inclusion and the standards agenda: negotiating policy pressures in England. International Journal of Inclusive Education. 10 (4–5), 295–308.9. Future directions for special schoolsAinscow, M. (2006) Towards a more inclusive education system: where next for special schools? In R. Cigman (ed.), Included or Excluded? The challenge of the mainstream for some SEN children. Routledge 10. Levers for changeAinscow, M. (2005) Developing inclusive education systems: what are the levers for change? Journal of Educational Change 6(2), 109-12411. Leadership and collaborationAinscow, M. and West, M. (eds.) (2006) Improving Urban Schools: Leadership and Collaboration. Open University Press (Chapter 12: Drawing the lessons) 12. Education for allAinscow, M. and Miles, S. (2008) Making Education for All inclusive: where next? Prospects, 37 (1), 15-3413. The power of networkingAinscow, M. (2010) Achieving excellence and equity: reflections on the development of practices in one local district over 10 years. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 21 (1), 75-9114. Using evidence to promote equity in schoolsAinscow, M., Dyson, A., Goldrick, S. and West, M. (2012) Making schools effective for all: rethinking the task. School Leadership and Management, 32(3), 1-1715. Towards self-improving school systemsAinscow, M. (2012) Moving knowledge around: strategies for fostering equity within educational systems. Journal of Educational Change 13(3), 289-31016. Some final thoughts: where next?