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February 2008
The seventh group of interim reports was on the theme of Governance, Funding, Reform and Quality Assurance: policy frameworks for English primary education, and was published February 29, 2008. This group consisted of:
• Research Survey 3/2 - The Trajectory and Impact of National Reform: curriculum and assessment in English primary schools, Dominic Wyse, Elaine McCreery and Harry Torrance.
• Research Survey 4/3 - Quality Assurance in English Primary Education, Peter Cunningham and Philip Raymont.
• Research Survey 10/1 - The Funding of English Primary Education, Philip Noden and Anne West.
• Research Survey 10/2 - The Governance and Administration of English Primary Education, Maria Balarin and Hugh Lauder.
A selection of press coverage of this seventh release of interim reports (29.02.08):
• The Times Educational Supplement - 'Historic funding gap persists' - Helen Ward.
• The Times Educational Supplement - 'Inspections conflict with values of teachers' - Dorothy Lepkowska.
• BBC News - 'Primary schools "have got worse"'.
• ePolitix.com - National Union of Teachers' response to the release.
• The Press Association - 'Labour damaged education - study'.
• The Independent - 'Leading Article: A shattering failure for our masters'.
• The Independent - 'Failed: Political interference is damaging children's education, report claims' - Sarah Cassidy, Education Correspondent.
• The Independent - 'Balls rejects claims that political interference damages schooling' - Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor (01.03.08).
• The Guardian - 'Underfunded primary schools fail to teach basic literacy, says key review' - Polly Curtis, Education Editor.
• University of Cambridge - Press release and summary.
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The sixth group of interim reports was on the theme of The Structure and Content of English Primary Education: international perspectives, and was published February 8, 2008. This group consisted of:
• Research Survey 3/1 - Primary Curriculum and Assessment: England and other countries, Kathy Hall and Kamil Øzerk.
• Research Survey 3/3 - Primary Curriculum Futures, James Conroy, Moira Hulme and Ian Menter.
• Research Survey 9/1 - The Structure of Primary Education: England and other countries, Anna Riggall and Caroline Sharp.
A selection of press coverage of this sixth release of interim reports (08.02.08):
• BBC News - 'Call to raise school starting age'.
• BBC News - 'Is five too young to start school?' - Sean Coughlan, BBC News education reporter.
• BBC News - England young "among most tested"'.
• The Press Assocation - 'School system "test-obsessed"'.
• ePolitix.com - National Union of Teachers' response to the release.
• The Independent - 'Leading article: An oppressive system that is failing our children'.
• The Independent - 'The evidence shows testing is unnecessary' - Warwick Mansell.
• The Independent - 'Our children tested to destruction' - Sarah Cassidy, Education Correspondent.
• The Telegraph - 'Does early schooling harm our children?' - Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer.
• The Telegraph - 'Starting school at 4 "no help to children" - Graeme Paton, Education Editor.
• The Guardian - 'State schools shunned for home education' - Polly Curtis, Education Editor.
• The Herald - 'Four years old is too young for school, warn experts' - Andrew Denholm, Education Correspondent.
• AFP - 'Primary schools exert unnecessary pressure on students: report'.
• World Socialist Web Site - 'English primary education criticised in report' - Barry Mason, published 11 March, 2008.
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