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The central argument of this paper1 is that the goals of greater social cohesion are more likely to thrive in some educational settings than in others; they are particularly hard to achieve in the kind of “attainment at all costs” environment that some would argue is now the norm in English secondary schooling. In particular, the author’s contention is that the twin educational priorities of building cohesion and raising attainment now need to be rebalanced, such that policymaking and practice takes an “inclusion-first” orientation. Inclusion-first approaches build personal inclusion, social cohesion and academic achievement in tandem.
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Breslin, T. (2012). Building Social Cohesion: The Role of the Citizenship-Rich School. In: Shuayb, M. (eds) Rethinking Education for Social Cohesion. Education, Economy and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137283900_9
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