What happens when a small group of educators get together? What could they do, what could they make, what could they become? Not necessarily what you might think. This book describes an alternate journey, one that departs from the busy traffic of goal-oriented projects, over-determined aims, and the doorstep delivery of interventions in order to wander reflectively across a more expansive landscape. We came together to record the successes and failures of a small research project, witnessing it gather momentum and then dissipate, but always holding open the space for a nuanced way of working that allowed for - even celebrated - humour, deviation, distraction, and dissatisfaction. This is a record of that journey, told through story fragments and reflective commentary.
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Guy Merchant, Professor of Literacy and Education at the Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University.
Cathy Burnett, Professor of Literacy and Education at the Sheffield Institute of Education and Past President of the United Kingdom Literacy Association.
Jeannie Bulman, an independent consultant and trainer specialising in all aspects of Primary English.
Emma Rogers, Senior Lecturer at Bishop Grosseteste University teaching English in Education.