Profile: Jon Thompson - Ofsted's first finance director wants to be remembered for modernising the inspectorate

COVER FEATURE - Jumping the gun - As public spending starts to slow, the government is asking citizens to take a more active role in the design and delivery of services. Now a battalion of volunteers is busily involved in 'co-production'

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News analysis - With Lord leitch's skills review without next week, a row is brewing between employers and educators

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Profile: John Dixon - He's been a painter and decorator, a social worker at the sharp end and a probation officer — All experiences that make the Adass president hungry for reform

Russell, Vivienne, (2008)