The fifth group of interim reports was on the theme of Aims, values and contexts for primary education: national and international research perspectives, and was published January 18, 2008. This group consisted of:
• Research Survey 1/1 - Aims and values in English primary education, John White.
• Research Survey 1/2 - Aims and values in primary education: England and other countries, Maha Shuayb and Sharon O’Donnell.
• Research Survey 1/3 - The changing national context of primary education, Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally.
• Research Survey 1/4 - The changing global context of primary education, Hugh Lauder, John Lowe and Rita Chawla-Duggan.
A selection of press coverage of this fifth release of interim reports (18.01.08):
• The Telegraph - 'Failure to teach three Rs "damaging economy"' - Graeme Paton, Education Editor.
• The Telegraph - 'Selection by lottery could be just the ticket'.
• BBC News website - 'Call for ban on catchment areas' - "School catchment areas should be banned to stop richer parents buying their way into good schools through the housing market, researchers have said."
• The Times - 'Middle class "monopolise" the best schools' - "A report is calling for the best-rated primary schools to hold lotteries for places to prevent eager parents from manipulating the system."
• The Guardian - 'Scrapping admissions system would "reduce inequality"' - Anthea Lipsett.
• Evening Standard website - "Catchment areas should be abolished in an attempt to stop middle class parents buying their way into the most popular schools, a major report has said."
• NUT website - 'Review calls for admissions reform'.
