Mel Ainscow is Emeritus Professor of Education at University of Manchester and Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology. A long-term consultant to UNESCO, he is currently working on international efforts to promote equity and inclusion globally. His most recent books are: ‘Struggles for equity in education: the selected works of Mel Ainscow’ (Routledge World Library of Educationalists series), ‘Inside the autonomous school: making sense of a global educational trend’ (with Maija Salokangas), and ‘Promoting equity in schools: collaboration, inquiry and ethical leadership’ (with Dr Jess Harris and Professor Suzanne Carrington), all published by Routledge. In the Queen’s 2012 New Year Honours list, he was made a CBE for services to education.