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The Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics: core position papers underpinning the renewal of guidance for teaching literacy and mathematics

What is it?

The Primary National Strategy has had a significant impact on raising the achievement of young children. The renewed Framework builds on materials in use since the introduction of the National Literacy Strategy in 1998 and the Numeracy Strategy in 1999, now part of the Primary National Strategy, and reflects major developments that have taken place since that time.

The renewed Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics is an interactive online planning tool, which will provide practitioners and teachers with the following:

• guidance from the beginning of funded education to create greater coherence and continuity within and between the stages of care and education
• guidance on high-quality teaching of phonics and early reading, based on the recommendations of the Rose Report and including planning for effective phonics teaching
• clearer guidance on teaching comprehension
• support on integrating speaking and listening across both literacy and mathematics and making links between the interdependent skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing
• clearer guidance on the use of calculators and standard written methods of calculation
• greater momentum in literacy and mathematics across the primary phase with increased flexibility to secure stronger links across the curriculum
• easier access to the range of Primary Strategy resources to support teachers in planning
• guidance on planning units of work in literacy and in mathematics that can be extended over two or three weeks to ensure that teachers and children are given sufficient time to secure and develop their understanding.

The core documents contained in the attached download reflect the key principles underpinning the Primary Framework. The purpose of making the core documents available in advance is to give an indication of some of the most important aspects of the Framework. These documents provide a more detailed layer of practical guidance to explain the principles that underpin the key changes, and which will help schools and settings use the renewed Framework to the optimum effect. The documents will be part of the electronic Framework, which will be available to settings and schools by the beginning of October 2006.

Downloads

Primary Framework: core position papers (PDF 2.3Mb)

The Government has announced the forthcoming publication of new guidance to help primary schools further improve standards of literacy and mathematics.