The Impact of Policy on Teachers of English in England and Ontario, Canada

• In Event: Moscone Center West Roundtable Session 14
  In Roundtable Session: Pressing Educational Issues in International Contexts

Abstract

The Programme for International Student Assessment which assesses students in maths, science and reading, has gained a global status with its standards-based testing. In 2016 Canada, came second in the world for reading. The UK came joint 21st. We examine the attendant impact of policy on English teachers in Ontario, Canada and England comparing two jurisdictions’ approaches, one which takes a lead from the middle and the other a top down strategy. We use semi-structured interviews using grounded theory, of teachers in three high schools in Ontario and four in England. The article is part of a wider project, which also looks at classroom practice, in Canada, England and Scotland. (Author et al, 2018)

Author

• Bethan-Jane Marshall, Kings College, London