White Paper: Educational Excellence Everywhere

Every parent in this country has a stake in the quality of our education system and our schools; every parent wants the best for their child. Yet parents have not always been at the heart of the system and they have not always had the information they need to...

SMCPC: State of the Nation (2013)

Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission. A national effort is needed involving parents, communities, employers and schools as well as local and national governments. Helping parents to parent remains the Cinderella of early years services. Successive governments...

The Tickell Review (2011)

Where parents and carers are actively encouraged to participate confidently in their children’s learning and healthy development, the outcomes for children will be at their best. Recommend that a greater emphasis is given in the EYFS to the role of parents and carers...

White Paper: The Importance of Teaching

Ensure that there is proper assessment of pupils at each vital transitional stage of their education, to provide information to parents about how well their child has done and about the effectiveness of schools. It is vital that schools should be accountable to...