Monday 23 September saw the launch of the Cambridge Primary Review Trust, successor to the Cambridge Primary Review. The launch took place at the British Academy from 5 to 7.30 pm, and included a keynote address from Robin Alexander, the Trust’s chair, and ‘Any Primary Questions?’ with Jonathan Dimbleby, chair of the BBC Radio 4 current affairs programme on which Monday’s event was based. The panellists were: Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Educational Endowment Foundation and former CEO for Tower Hamlets and Director of the Primary National Strategy; Wynne Harlen, Honorary Visiting Professor at Bristol University and former Director of the Scottish Council for Research in Education; Alison Peacock, Head Teacher of the Wroxham Primary School, Hertfordshire and former leader of the CPR national network; and Graham Stuart MP, Chair of the House of Commons Education Committee and MP for Beverley and Holderness.
The occasion also celebrated the Trust’s sponsorship by Pearson, the world’s largest learning company, and initiated the two organisations’ collaboration in developing support services and materials for primary schools. Brendan O’Grady, Pearson’s Director of Communications, opened the event.
Guardian Teacher Network has now launched an online debate on the Trust’s priorities as outlined at the launch.
Read the media release
Read Robin Alexander’s keynote
Read the CPRT leaflet
Join the Guardian debate about the Trust’s priorities for primary education