Handsworth Revolution: The Odyssey of a School

by David Winkley

Handsworth Revolution charts the progress of an inner city primary school over 23 years, describing and analyzing its evolution in the context of a local community at a time of rapid change. It is addictively readable, with a strong narrative drive which takes us on a personal, historical, and philosophical journey that is enlivened by a vivid sense of the texture of real school life.

288 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002

Reviews

[Rose]

It was good to find a book relating the rescue of a primary, rather than secondary school, and I enjoyed this. I could relate especially to some of the depictions of typical behaviour in the school, and the notion, foreign to some, that even young children can behave abominably.

It seemed like this school-turnaround was very much of its era. I could not imagine this story being repeated in the same way now, which is sad. Today's school rescues are all about bumping up the SATs results and hitting targets.

[Jessica]

I'm starting to get the idea that change on a local scale takes place only through sustained (over energy and time) effort.