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The community soundings took place between January and March 2007. Each was physically based in a primary school, though some also moved to other local venues. Each sounding included discussions with children, parents, teachers, heads, teaching assistants, school governors, heads from other schools and a variety of community representatives. The sessions were conducted by the Cambridge team, supported by members of the Advisory Committee.
The programme of Community Soundings was as follows:
1 February 2007: London (Ealing)
8 February 2007: London (Croydon)
14 and 15 February: North East (Northumberland)
1 and 2 March 2007: Yorkshire (North Yorkshire)
5 March 2007: Midlands (Birmingham)
14 March 2007: London (Wembley)
21 and 22 March 2007: South West (Devon)
26 March 2007: South East (Kent)
29 and 30 March 2007: North West (Lancashire)
The venues were chosen with the aim of capturing something of England’s cultural, economic, environmental and educational diversity. One part of each sounding followed a programme of discussion common to all nine sessions, while the others pursued matters of specific local interest and concern.
The interim report for the Community Soundings was released 12 October 2007.
Click here to download the press release for the Community Soundings interim report, Taking the Educational Temperature.
Click here to download the briefing document to the Community Soundings report.
Click here to download the interim report on the Community Soundings, Community Soundings: the Primary Review regional witness sessions.
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