England and Scotland provide interesting and in some ways contrasting case studies for studying the balance between curriculum freedom and regulation. In common with the pendulum swings between these two positions, identified across different curricular jurisdictions by Nieveen and Kuiper (2012), teachers in both countries have experienced shifting terrain, the general trend being an apparent m...

This article examines the influence of Stephen Ball’s work through eyes two former teachers turned academics who met a mutual interest in his paper, ‘The teacher’s soul and terrors performativity’. We note our personal reactions to this particular paper how body has continues thinking, careers research. that highly readable, provocative style writing passionate denunciation league tables, inspe...