These books provide systemic background to same-age & multi-age school systems
Chaos, Culture, and Third Millennium Schools (2000) is a first look at school management and sets the scene for vertical tutoring, introducing the idea of the upside-down school and other models
Vertical Tutoring (2010) outlines management ideas supporting VT. While this is a good basic intro you may find the later books more informative and instructional. It is a VT primer in a way.
The Systems Thinking Schools (2013) outlines the systems rationale for mixed-age groups and implementation and acts as a school systems thinking primer besides giving more detail on implementation.
From School Delusion to Design (2015) is the latest in this series and includes more of the rationale and implementation/management side of transformational change to VT including a step-by-step guide.
The Socially Collaborative School (2019) is the final book in the VT series and includes the latest research. It is also the longest book!
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This is my local school. Despite operating in a selective catchment area, this non-selective school fought against the odds to become a really good school.
An essential part of its journey involved the introduction of vertical tutoring. The effect continues to:
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improve learning relationships
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make sure every child is known
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increase leadership at all levels
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ensure that every child is a mentor
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build parent partnership
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improve outcomes over time
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make interventions rapid
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enable information to increase & flow
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make school safe & dramatically reduce bullying