CPR began publishing its interim reports in October 2007. Below you will find coverage in the media related to this work.
30th January, 2007 – Richard Garner, The Big Question: Are children set too much homework, and does it hinder their education?, The Independent
16th February, 2007 – Richard Garner, Chinese pupils eclipse all other ethnic groups in English tests, The Independent
September 2007 – Maroussia Raveaud, Angleterre: The Primary Review, un état des lieux de l’enseignement primaire, Revue internationale d’éducation de Sèvres, 45
6th October, 2007 – Anushka Asthana, Put the fun back into first lessons, urge heads, The Observer
12th October 2007 – The community soundings
21st October, 2007 – Peter Preston, A molehill of mange, The Guardian
19th October, 2007 – Graeme Paton, Pushy parents fuel exam stress for children, The Daily Telegraph
14th October, 2007 – Polly Curtis, Schools told to tackle teenage obesity crisis, The Guardian
14th October, 2007 – Rod Liddle, We stop our children being childish – that’s why they’re anxious, The Sunday Times
14th October, 2007 – Tim Lott, The kids are perfectly all right, The Independent
14th October, 2007 – Jenny McCartney, A crisis in the family, The Daily Telegraph
13th October, 2007 – Ruth Gledhill, Teachers struggle to balance cultures and “inclusiveness”, The Times
13th October, 2007 – Letters: Free-range children, The Independent
13th October, 2007 – Carol Midgley, No nanny for little Mario. Or violin lessons, The Times
13th October, 2007 – Alan Smithers, Analysis: information will provide solutions, The Daily Telegraph
12th October, 2007 – Primary children “suffer stress” , BBC News
12th October, 2007 – Duncan Macleod, Testing, testing – too much for our children? , The Guardian
12th October, 2007 – Polly Curtis, Study reveals stressed out 7-11 year-olds, The Guardian
12th October, 2007 – Letters: Reclaim the streets for our children, The Guardian
12th October, 2007 – Jonathan Milne, Policy bias leaves small primaries short of cash, Times Educational Supplement
12th October, 2007 – Leading article: We are failing our children – and risking our future, The Independent
12th October, 2007 – Richard Garner, The primary cause for concern, The Independent
12th October, 2007 – Helen Ward, Backlash against testing regime, Times Educational Supplement
12th October, 2007 – Jonathan Milne, Bleak vision of our world, Times Educational Supplement
12th October, 2007 – Helen Ward, Our primaries are heaven, Times Educational Supplement
12th October, 2007 – Alexandra Frean, Pressure of tests Pressure of tests “means primary school pupils lose their childhood”, The Times
11th October, 2007 – Laura Clark, Children being robbed of their innocence by “guns, gangs and celebrities”, The Daily Mail
2nd November 2007 – How well are we doing? Research on standards, quality and assessment in English primary education
19th November, 2007 – Janet Daley, School tests should be short and sharp, The Daily Telegraph
16th November, 2007 – Jennifer Beckles, Not so great a leap, Times Educational Supplement
16th November, 2007 – “Open up our schools for evening play” , Times Educational Supplement
13th November, 2007 – Laura Clark, “Failing” education reforms force urgent review of academies, The Daily Mail
13th November, 2007 – Jenni Russell, Ten years of bold education boasts now look sadly hollow, The Guardian
3rd November, 2007 – Jemima Lewis, Be your own English tutor – keep a diary, The Independent
2nd November, 2007 – Test regime must change, Times Educational Supplement
2nd November, 2007 – School literacy scheme attacked, BBC News
2nd November, 2007 – Who says standards have not risen?, BBC News
2nd November, 2007 – Anthea Lipsett, Reading skills for English pupils among highest in world, The Guardian
2nd November, 2007 – Anthea Lipsett, Union demands return of academies to LEA control, The Guardian
2nd November, 2007 – Anthea Lipsett, Literacy lowdown: Should we worry about primary standards?, The Guardian
2nd November, 2007 – Richard Garner, Thousands of pupils given wrong grade in 3R tests, The Independent
2nd November, 2007 – Graeme Paton, Too much testing “harms primary school pupils” , The Daily Telegraph
2nd November, 2007 – Bob Roberts, Primary suspect – kids lose love of books, The Daily Mirror
2nd November, 2007 – £500m literacy drive has “almost no impact” on children’s reading skills, The Daily Mail
1st November, 2007 – Polly Curtis, Test results for third of primary students wrong, says study, The Guardian
1st November, 2007 – Hilary Wilce, Mood matters: A voice for the stressed-out children, The Independent
23rd November 2007 – Children’s lives and voices: research on children at home and school
28th November, 2007 – Polly Curtis, England plunges in rankings for reading, The Guardian
23rd November, 2007 – Alexandra Frean, Extra tuition and clubs give pupils no rest from learning, The Times
25th November, 2007 – Leader: In praise of … child’s play, The Guardian
23rd November, 2007 – Graeme Paton, All work and no play for today’s pupils, The Guardian
23rd November, 2007 – Donald MacLeod, Don’t teach to the test, say children, The Guardian
23rd November, 2007 – Steve Eddison, No time – even for a nervous breakdown, Times Educational Supplement
23rd November, 2007 – William Stewart, Are enemies of excellence within?, Times Educational Supplement
23rd November, 2007 – Extended schools chip away at play, Times Educational Supplement
23rd November, 2007 – Adi Bloom, Mixture of ability is popular with pupils, Times Educational Supplement
23rd November, 2007 – Adi Bloom, Test culture takes toll on young, Times Educational Supplement
23rd November, 2007 – Pushy parents who pressurise under-5s to read “risk causing long-term damage” , The Daily Mail
22nd November, 2007 – Polly Curtis, Hard-pressed parents struggle to help with schoolwork, The Guardian
14th December 2007 – Children in primary schools: research on development, learning, diversity and educational needs
31st December, 2007 – Ciar Byrne, Anger at library cuts as ministers admit 40 have closed this year, The Independent
28th December, 2007 – Letters: Spelling reform, The Independent
27th December, 2007 – No extra books and sums time, Times Educational Supplement
24th December, 2007 – Mike Baker, A year of changes in education, BBC News
14th December, 2007 – Talk more in class, experts say, BBC News
14th December, 2007 – Study calls for more play and talk, The Evening Standard
14th December, 2007 – Polly Curtis, Help for special needs children “matter of class, race and gender” , The Guardian
14th December, 2007 – Study calls for more play and talk, The Guardian
14th December, 2007 – Anthea Lipsett, Pupils, more talking at the back!, The Guardian
14th December, 2007 – Adi Bloom, Let’s hear it for the chattering classes, Times Educational Supplement
14th December, 2007 – Helen Ward, Pretend play helps children learn, Times Educational Supplement
14th December, 2007 – Helen Ward and Adi Bloom, Tests drive harms links with parents, Times Educational Supplement
14th December, 2007 – Richard Garner, The key to your child doing well at school? Conversation in the home, The Independent
14th December, 2007 – Graeme Paton, Studies fault competition in primary schools, The Daily Telegraph
14th December, 2007 – Laura Clark, Schools struggle to deal with special needs pupils – condemning them to poor education, The Daily Mail
14th December, 2007 – Pay attention! Why talking in class is good for youngsters, The Daily Mail
14th December, 2007 – Chats in class may help you learn, Newsround
9th December, 2007 – Julie Henry, Heads lash out at the “tyranny of testing”, The Daily Telegraph
6th December, 2007 – Why ranking has reached the end of the road, The Guardian
6th December, 2007 – Peter Wilby, Leave it to the professionals, The New Statesman
5th December, 2007 – Sue Palmer, League tables only do harm, The Guardian
Further media coverage of the CPR in 2007 can be accessed here.