The ninth group of interim reports was on the theme of Learning and teaching in primary schools: processes and contexts, and was published May 16, 2008. This group consisted of:
• Research Survey 2/4 - Learning and teaching in primary schools: insights from TLRP, Mary James and Andrew Pollard.
• Research Survey 6/1 - Primary schools: the built environment, Karl Wall, Julie Dockrell and Nick Peacey.
• Research Survey 9/2 - Classes, groups and transitions: structures for teaching and learning, Peter Blatchford, Susan Hallam, Judith Ireson and Peter Kutnick, with Andrea Creech.
A selection of press coverage of this ninth release of interim reports (16.05.08):
• The Independent: 'Setting harms education of some young children' - Sarah Cassidy.
• The Telegraph: 'Teachers "undermined by classes of over 25"' - Graeme Paton.
• The Times: 'Sets in primary classes can blight a child's school life' - Nicola Woolcock.
• Times Educational Supplement: 'Where pupils are brighter, naturally' - Adi Bloom.
• Times Educational Supplement: 'Teachers' technique can ease burden of spelling and fractions' - Adi Bloom.
• Times Educational Supplement: 'Switch on to the power of Babel in the classroom' - Helen Ward.
• Times Educational Supplement: 'Streaming and setting do not affect results' - Helen Ward.
• Times Educational Supplement: 'Classroom modernisation gives pupils a new outlook on learning' - Helen Ward.
• Times Educational Supplement: 'A week in education' - William Stewart.
• Press Association: 'Learning "suffers in humid, noisy classrooms"' - Tim Ross.
• Press Association: 'Call to cut class sizes to improve reading skills' - Tim Ross.
• BBC News: 'No "clear advantage to setting"'
• Ananova.com: 'Smaller classes could boost reading'
• New Zealand Herald: 'School streaming "hurts" less-academic students'
• Children Now: 'Analysis: Schools - A fresh vision for primary education'
• admin.cam.ac.uk: 'Setting children by ability could harm their education'
