Here is an overview of relevant documents which have been published in the last week or so:
- The Sure Start Journey: a Summary of Evidence takes a look at headlines relating to Sure Start, plus findings from other independent studies, to assess Sure Start's progress so far and the challenges which it still faces
- The Influence of School and Teaching Quality on Children’s Progress in Primary School is a new DCSF report which investigates how school and classroom processes affect the cognitive progress and social/behavioural development of children at primary school
- Children’s Well-Being in Primary School: Pupil and School Effects is the latest study from the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning