Root and Branch Review of Primary Education to start

Ed Balls has written to Jim Rose setting out the review of the primary curriculum as announced in the 10yr Children's Plan.

The letter sets the priorities for the review:

- To best personalise learning, allow for creativity and flexibility
- To introduce compulsory language learning at Key Stage 2
- To ensure students develop personal skills at school
- To integrate the early years foundation stage and key stage 1 fully
- To ensure summer born children are not disadvantaged
- To ensure a smooth transition to secondary school and integration with the new secondary curriculum

Jim is to set out his priorities by 15th Feb. and release a provisional report by the end of October 2008.