Policy Studies:

Ball, S. J.(1994) The Education Reform Act: a critical and poststructural appraisal. OUP 

Tomlinson, S.  (2005) Education in Post-welfare Society.  Oxford : Oxford University Press

Chitty, C. (2004) Education Policy in Britain. Basingstoke: Palgrave

Children's Literature:

Goodwin, Prue (ed). (2008) Understanding Children's Books: A Guide for Education Professionals. 

Gamble, N. and Yates, S. (2002) Exploring Children’s Literature: Teaching the Language and Reading of Fiction, London: Paul Chapman.

Hunt, P. Understanding Children’s Literature, (1999), London: Routledge.

Inglis, Fred (2010). The Promise of Happiness: Value and Meaning in Children's Fiction, Cambridge University Press.