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Director wants Primary Review to be seen in positive light
By Simon Vevers,
Nursery World,
27 March 2008
Negative views of children as only victims, problems or threats should give way to a more positive one that empowers them and builds on what they can do as learners and social beings, the director of the Primary Review said last week.
Professor Robin Alexander told a conference organised by the General Teaching Council that empowerment bridges children's well-being, primary education and rights and is 'an educational cause well worth fighting for'. He criticised sections of the media for highlighting negative aspects of the Primary Review's 23 reports, which had 'prompted a more hostile response from the Government' than was justified by their content. Child...
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