David Scott is Emeritus Professor of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment at University College London, Institute of Education. His most recent books include: On Learning: A General Theory of Objects and Object-relations, University College London Press; (with B. Scott) Equalities and Inequalities in the English Education System, University College London, Institute of Education Press; (with C. Posner, C. Martin and E. Guzman) The Mexican Education System, University College London Press; and (with S. Leaton Gray and P. Mehisto) Curriculum Reform in the European Schools: Towards a 21st Century Vision, Palgrave MacMillan.