Cambridge Primary Review Final Report
Launching the debate in Cambridge, London and the English regions 2009-2010.
The final report of the Cambridge Primary Review, 'Children, Their World, Their Education', and its companion volume, 'The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys' were published Friday, October 16 2009. The debate about the report will be formally launched on Monday 19 October, at the RSA in London.
Cambridge Assessment Keynote address and RSA Event
In the morning on October 19th, Robin Alexander will give a keynote address at the annual conference of Cambridge Assessment (10 am, Robinson College, Cambridge). Further information/booking: http://www.assessnet.org.uk/annualconference/. In the evening, the RSA and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation are hosting a public event (6 pm, The Great Room, RSA, John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ). Chair: Matthew Taylor (RSA Chief Executive). Speakers: Robin Alexander (Director, Cambridge Primary Review), Barry Sheerman (Chairman, House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee), Mick Brookes (General Secretary, NAHT), Roger Luxton (recently-retired Director of Children's Services, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham), Mary James (formerly Deputy Director, ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme), Gillian Pugh (Chair, National Children's Bureau). This event is now full.
Regional Dissemination Conferences
Places are still available at the 14 regional dissemination conferences for professional leaders in schools, local authorities and teacher training. These begin on 5 November 2009 in Cambridge and continue until 4 February 2010. Other locations are: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Exeter, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Preston, Southampton, York. For programme and application form: www.teachersfirst.org.uk/cpr/ .
BBC Radio 4 Call You and Yours
Call You and Yours are devoting a phone-in programme to the Cambridge Primary Review final report on Tuesday 20 October, at 12 noon. The panel will include Robin Alexander and others yet to be confirmed.
More information about the final report and the disseminations conferences is available on the Cambridge Primary Review website: www.primaryreview.org.uk.
Press
Some press coverage of the final report so far can be found here.