'The qualities of leadership needed to achieve 'Success Against the Odds' is well conveyed, and especially the ability to develop school culture in such an unpredictable environment ... the book deserves to be widely read.' - Improving Schools'The book should prove an inspriration for all those involved in schools euphamistically described as "challenging".' - John O'Leary, The Times 2Times Educational Supplement Book of the Week, June 2001:'When the first Success Against the Odds was published five years ago, The TES said it would be the most valuable of all the National Commission on Education's influential reports. Now the sequel, Five Years On, ensures that it will also be the most enduring influence of that wide-ranging, independent national enquiry prompted by Sir Claus Moser.'Involved parents who want to improve their children's schools will find many good ideas to try out at parent-teachers associations, consultations and maybe even governors meetings.' - Health Matters
