Roy Fisher is known internationally for his witty, anarchic poetry which plays the language, pleasures the imagination and teases the senses. But he is at heart an English Midlander. In "Standard Midland", he confronts and worries at nuances of pe...

Demonstrating how popular culture both reflects and constructs social and professional ideas about the teacher, this book looks at a number of themes that are central to debates about education including bullying, underachievement and sexuality.