PrimaryOdds’n'Ends

Devastating criticism of primary education dismissed by ministers
• Doing nothing would be weak, say headteachers
• Schools department calls report out of date
Polly Curtis – Guardian 16/10/2009
Two quotes from this piece in yesterday’s Guardian seem to sum it up
“There are recommendations in this report that could transform the Primary ethos and turn pessimism into hope.” Cambridge [...]

Independent review of the Primary Curriculum – Final Report
This page links to PDF Downloads of all the related parts of this document.
The Review has sought to address two central questions:

What should the primary curriculum contain?
How should the content and the teaching of it change to foster children’s different and developing abilities during primary [...]

Tests blamed for blighting children’s lives
Landmark study of primary schools calls for teachers to be freed of targets
Polly Curtis in the Guardian 20/02/2009
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The Cambridge Primary Review published to day is available from their website in two parts (Part 1 & Part 2) there is also a briefing document.
From the Briefing Document
Towards [...]