Download or read book Propping up the Performative School written by Jo Bishop and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on an ethnography conducted in a state secondary school, this book provides a critical examination of the role and practice of educational paraprofessionals, focusing on the learning mentor. It explores the lived reality of their work and how these ‘new’ roles are framed within more established discourses like ‘pastoral care’.