Described by John Hattie as 'a timely tour de force' this book dissects the political battleground of the classroom and the endless reductive arguments between traditionalists and progressives. It argues for a new model of education - one that is genuinely empowering for all young people, and aims to clear away the logjam of bad science, slack thinking and false claims about the brain that is holding educators back. In so doing this vital book lays the foundations for a 21st-century education worthy of the name.