Write a briefing paper for the Secretary of State for Education / Shadow Secretary /

Order Description
Write a briefing paper for the Secretary of State for Education / Shadow Secretary / Education representative from another political party, following one aspect of Early Childhood Education and
Care from the recent past, to the present, with recommendations for the future.

Assignment Guidance:
1) Consider one aspect of Early Childhood Education and Care (e.g. curriculum, EYFS, assessment, Nursery and Childcare provision, SEN, inclusive education, integrated services, multi-professional
working). REMEMBER CHOOSE JUST OF ASPECT

2) Students choose the focus for their briefing paper, drawing on ideas and content from this term’s lectures. This should be clearly stated in the subtitle, along with the intended recipient (e.g.
Briefing Paper Focus: Inclusion in Mainstream Primary Schools for Shadow Secretary of State for Education).

3) Contextualise the aspect by demonstrating your understanding of the aspect within the recent past and the present. Your briefing paper should include a discussion of current education
policies/practices in your chosen strand, and the historical, political and theoretical influences on these policies/practices, and their potential impact on children.

4) Your briefing paper’s final section should include your recommendations to the minister for future developments, drawing on recognised educational thinkers and theorists, and highlighting the
possible impact on children (and families where directly relevant).