Themes and perspectives

The Cambridge Primary Review was conceived as a matrix of ten themes and four strands of evidence, overarched by three perspectives:

• The lives and needs of children and the condition of childhood today
• The condition of the society and world in which today's children are growing up
• The present condition and future prospects of England's system of primary education

The ten themes addressed by the Review were:

• Purposes and values
• Learning and teaching
• Curriculum and assessment
• Quality and standards
• Diversity and inclusion
• Settings and professionals
• Parenting, caring and educating
• Beyond the school
• Structures and phases
• Funding and governance

In respect of these ten themes, which are elaborated as 23 sub-themes and 100 research questions, the Review has aimed to combine evidence on the way England's system of primary education operates and with what success, with a vision for its future development.