Dave is a physics teacher who enjoys three things: cricket, sitting in the pub and getting his job done without attracting the attention of management. So when Dave accidentally impresses the headteacher and winds up with an unwanted position in outreach, he longs to return to the way things were. Unfortunately, his attempt to get demoted only serves to further impress his superiors and Dave's reluctant ascent through management begins. The Ascent of Dave is a book for anyone who has ever been around bad management. A book about unhelpful statistics, meetings stuffed with buzzwords and random initiatives of little use. Dave's hilarious journey is a criticism of poor, ego-driven management and of an education system that often seems blind to its own inconsistencies.