Part 1 The legacy: the ILEA balance - credit or debit, Tim Brighouse (Professor of Education, University of Keele); the ILEA legacy, David Mallen (Director of Education, East Sussex). Part 2 A school perspective: problems and responsibilities for a primary school, Cynthia Thumwood (Hanover Primary School, Islington); problems and possiblities for a secondary school, David Owen (deputy Head, Haggerston School, Hackney) and Edna Cullen (SN Teacher, Haggerston School, Hackney). Part 3 The new LEAs: building an education Authority - the Lewisham experience, Leisha Fullick (Director of Education, Lewisham); building an education Authority - the Wandsworth experience, Donald Naismith (Director of Education, Wandsworth); building an education Authority - the Tower Hamlets experience, Anne Sofer (Director of Education, Tower Hamlets). Part 4 Education for all: education and the community in a metropolis, Gus John (Director of Education, Hackney); special education - LEA and after, John Bangs (Principal Officer, NUT). Part 5 Recruitment and retention: staffing inner London's schools, Tom Leney (Senior Education Personnel Officer, Greenwich); supporting London's teaching profession, Eric Bolton (Institute of Education, London); bucking the trends - promoting successful urban education, Peter Mortimore.
