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Presents a report from the Cambridge Primary Review, the comprehensive enquiry into English primary education. This book is grounded in evidence from research, official data and the enquiry's thousands of individual and organisational witnesses.
1. introduction part one: contexts 2. the review and other discourses 3. policies and legacies part two: children and childhood 4. childhood today 5. children's lives outside school 6. parenting, caring and educating 7. children's development and learning 8. children, diversity and equity 9. children with special needs 10. children's voices part three: the experience of primary education 11. foundations: the early years 12. what is primary education for? 13. curriculum past and present 14. towards a new curriculum 15. pedagogy 16. assessment, learning and accountability 17. attainment, standards and quality 18. schools and communities part four: the system of primary education 19. structures and transitions 20. schools, local authorities and other agencies 21. teachers: expertise, development, deployment 22. professional leadersh1p and workforce reform 23. the context and impact of policy part five: conclusions and recommendations 24. conclusions and recommendations this is the eagerly-awaited final report from the cambridge primary review, the most comprehensive enquiry into english primary education for over 40 years. the book is grounded in evidence from research, official data and the enquiry's thousands of individual and organisational witnesses. how do children live, think and learn during their early and primary years? how well are our primary schools doing? what has been the impact of government efforts to raise standards? by what values should schools be guided and what curriculum and learning environments should they provide? how can primary education best meet the needs of today's children and tomorrow's world? these were among the many questions that the cambridge primary review set out to answer when it was launched in 2006. politically independent and grounded in an exhaustive array of national and international evidence, it was the most comprehensive enquiry into english primary education for 40 years. its 31 interim reports provoked lively headlines and debate. in this book, the review presents its findings and recommendations. compellingly and accessibly written, the book is divided into five parts: part 1 sets the scene and tracks primary education policy since the 1960s part 2 examines children's development and learning, their upbringing and lives in an increasingly diverse society, their needs and aspirations part 3 explores what goes on in schools, from the vital early years to aims, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, standards and school organisation part 4 deals with the system: ages and stages, teachers, training, leadersh1p and workforce reform, funding, governance and policy part 5 pulls everything together with 78 formal conclusions and 75 recommendations for policy and practice. children, their world, their education is more than a ground-breaking report. it is an unrivalled educational compendium. it assesses two decades of government-led reform. it offers a vision for the future. it goes to the heart of what education in a democracy is about. it deserves to be read by all who care about children, their primary education and the world that they will inherit. editor: robin alexander, director of the cambridge primary review. authors: robin alexander, michael armstrong, julia flutter, linda hargreaves, david harrison, wynne harlen, elizabeth hartley-brewer, ruth kershner, john macbeath, berry mayall, stephanie northen, gillian pugh, colin richards, david utting. the cambridge primary review is supported by esmée fairbairn foundation: web. primaryreview[full stop]org. uk children, their world, their education has a companion volume: the cambridge primary review research surveys, edited by robin alexander with christine doddington, john gray, linda hargreaves and ruth kershner. writer, researcher, policy analyst and former associate director at the joseph rowntree foundation, uk (Paperback) 
The final report and recommendations of the cambridge primary review. presents the findings of the most comprehensive enquiry into english primary education since the plowden report over 40 years ago, in an eminently accessible style. (Paperback) 
The Final Report and Recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review. Presents the findings of the most comprehensive enquiry into English primary education since the Plowden Report over 40 years ago, in an eminently accessible style. 
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1. introduction part one: contexts 2. the review and other discourses 3. policies and legacies part two: children and childhood 4. childhood today 5. children's lives outside school 6. parenting, caring and educating 7. children's development and learning 8. children, diversity and equity 9. children with special needs 10. children's voices part three: the experience of primary education 11. foundations: the early years 12. what is primary education for? 13. curriculum past and present 14. towards a new curriculum 15. pedagogy 16. assessment, learning and accountability 17. attainment, standards and quality 18. schools and communities part four: the system of primary education 19. structures and transitions 20. schools, local authorities and other agencies 21. teachers: expertise, development, deployment 22. professional leadersh1p and workforce reform 23. the context and impact of policy part five: conclusions and recommendations 24. conclusions and recommendations this is the eagerly-awaited final report from the cambridge primary review, the most comprehensive enquiry into english primary education for over 40 years. the book is grounded in evidence from research, official data and the enquiry's thousands of individual and organisational witnesses. how do children live, think and learn during their early and primary years? how well are our primary schools doing? what has been the impact of government efforts to raise standards? by what values should schools be guided and what curriculum and learning environments should they provide? how can primary education best meet the needs of today's children and tomorrow's world? these were among the many questions that the cambridge primary review set out to answer when it was launched in 2006. politically independent and grounded in an exhaustive array of national and international evidence, it was the most comprehensive enquiry into english primary education for 40 years. its 31 interim reports provoked lively headlines and debate. in this book, the review presents its findings and recommendations. compellingly and accessibly written, the book is divided into five parts: part 1 sets the scene and tracks primary education policy since the 1960s part 2 examines children's development and learning, their upbringing and lives in an increasingly diverse society, their needs and aspirations part 3 explores what goes on in schools, from the vital early years to aims, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, standards and school organisation part 4 deals with the system: ages and stages, teachers, training, leadersh1p and workforce reform, funding, governance and policy part 5 pulls everything together with 78 formal conclusions and 75 recommendations for policy and practice. children, their world, their education is more than a ground-breaking report. it is an unrivalled educational compendium. it assesses two decades of government-led reform. it offers a vision for the future. it goes to the heart of what education in a democracy is about. it deserves to be read by all who care about children, their primary education and the world that they will inherit. editor: robin alexander, director of the cambridge primary review. authors: robin alexander, michael armstrong, julia flutter, linda hargreaves, david harrison, wynne harlen, elizabeth hartley-brewer, ruth kershner, john macbeath, berry mayall, stephanie northen, gillian pugh, colin richards, david utting. the cambridge primary review is supported by esmée fairbairn foundation: web. primaryreview[full stop]org. uk children, their world, their education has a companion volume: the cambridge primary review research surveys, edited by robin alexander with christine doddington, john gray, linda hargreaves and ruth kershner. writer, researcher, policy analyst and former associate director at the joseph rowntree foundation, uk (Hardback) 
PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). 