With the co-operation of DfES/DCSF, QCA, Ofsted, TDA and OECD, the Review is tracking recent policy and re-assessing a range of official data bearing on the primary phase. This will provide the necessary legal, demographic, financial and statistical background to the Review and an important resource for its later consideration of policy options.

This strand uses the policy-makers’ own evidence on how the national system of primary education operates and performs, and on how it compares with the systems in other countries.

We are pleased to report that all the organisations referred to here are co-operating fully with the Review by making their material freely available and by providing guidance on how it can be assessed and interpreted.