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This is a big project looking at primary education in England. 

 

We are asking a lot of people to tell us what they think about primary education and how to make it better now and in the future.

 

The Primary Review is your chance to say what you think about your primary education. 

 

It's important that children have their say. 

 

Your views will be an important part of the Review and will be reflected in the final report.

 


Please tell us what YOU think.
Click here to tell us your ideas about primary education.

 




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 Children's Challenges
Children's Challenges

We want to know what children think about primary education. 

What are the good things about primary school? 
What are the main problems with it? 
How could your education be better? 

Tell us what you think about these things by clicking on the pictures below.  You can talk to other people too.

These Children's Challenges are just a beginning.  Click here if you want to tell us about anything else.


What do you think about...


What do you think about... learning?

 

 

... learning? 
Click here. 



What do you think about... teaching?

 

... teaching?
Click here.



What do you think about... people in school?

 


... people in school?
Click here.

 



What do you think about... school?


 

... school?
Click here.

 

 


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Children > Learning Challenges

What do you think about learning?

What do you think about learning?



Look at the following Children's Challenge about learning. 
Tell us what you think. 


Children's Challenge A

What should children like you learn?

Describe an ideal week in which you learn a lot of interesting things in and out of school.
Which are your favourite activities?

Tell us what you think about learning.




 

What do you think about learning in primary schools?

 

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Children > Teaching Challenges

What do you think about teaching?

What do you think about teaching?



Look at the following Children's Challenges about teaching. 
Tell us what you think. 


Children's Challenge B

How could teaching be better for everyone?

Think of all the different ways people teach you.
How could teaching help all children to enjoy learning?
What can children learn from each other?

Tell us what you think.




 

 

What do you think about teaching in primary schools?

 

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Children > People in School Challenges

What do you think about people in schools?

What do you think about people in schools?



Look at the following Children's Challenge about people in schools. 
Tell us what you think. 


Children's Challenge C

What do adults do for children in school?

Think about all of the adults in your school and how they help you in different ways.
Tell us about the three who are most important to you and tell us how they each help you.

If you would like to draw a picture of any of them, please send us a copy.

Tell us what you think.





 

What do you think about people in schools?

 

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Children > School Challenges

What do you think about school?

What are your views on school?



Look at the following Children's Challenge about school. 
Tell us what you think. 


Children's Challenge D

Why do we have schools?

Ask your friends this question and tell us what they say. 
Do you agree with them?

Tell us what you think.




 

What do you think about primary schools?

 

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Children > Tell us what you think


What do you think?


Now send us your ideas about primary education.

Check first with whoever looks after you.  If you want to send a picture or letter then you may want to ask them to help you.

We will be putting up more Children's Challenges for children of different ages.  Watch this space!

If there are other things you want to tell us, please do.

We would like to find out what different groups of children think, so please tell us:
 Are you a girl or a boy?
 How old are you?


Contact Catrin:

To e-mail Catrin, click here:
evidence@primaryreview.org.uk

To post a picture or letter to Catrin, here is the address:
Catrin Darsley
Primary Review
Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
184 Hills Road
Cambridge  CB2 8PQ


Note from Catrin:

Hello, and thank you very much for taking part.  Children's views are very important to us.  I hope that you have had fun!  Would you like to do another Children's Challenge?


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Please tell your friends, teacher and family about the Primary Review.  We would like to hear from them too.

Thank you again,
Catrin

The Primary Review - children, their world, their education

 




               
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