Final report from the primary phase: Pre-school, school and family influences on children's development during Key Stage 2 (7-11)

Authors

Kathy Sylva, University of Oxford
Edward Melhuish, University of WollongongFollow
Pam Sammons, University of Nottingham
Iram Siraj-Blatchford, University of LondonFollow
Brenda Taggart, University of London

RIS ID

103648

Publication Details

Sylva, K., Melhuish, E., Sammons, P., Siraj-Blatchford, I. & Taggart, B. (2008). Final report from the primary phase: Pre-school, school and family influences on children's development during Key Stage 2 (7-11). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Abstract

EPPE 3-11 is a large study of the developmental trajectories of approximately 2800 children in England from age 3 to 11 years. This report focuses on the primary school phase, particularly Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11). Many children have prospered, leaving Key Stage 2 (at age 11) with confidence and armed with the skills they need to tackle learning in secondary school. However, some children moved onto secondary school with poor skills in key areas or with low self-image and aspiration. The EPPE 3-11 project set out to explain some of the reasons behind these different developmental trajectories.