Phil Beadle has been described as The scourge of education policy makers' and A prolifi c writer of articles challenging the status quo in education'. on teaching: uncut is an anthology of his best columns. Written in his trademark, simple, luminous and down-to-earth style, this collection is a wry look at more or less every element of educational change over the last fi ve years. And crucially, all the jokes that the sub-editors have previously cut out have been left in!