The Primary National Strategy is a high standard and a broad and rich curriculum which go hand in hand. Literacy and numeracy are vital building blocks, and it is right to focus attention on them. But it is important that children have a rich and exciting experience at primary school, learning a wide range of things in a wide range of different ways. The Primary National Strategy supports teachers and schools across the whole curriculum, building on the lessons of the Literacy and Numeracy Strategies, but moving on to offer teachers more control and flexibility. It focuses on building up teachers own professionalism and capacity to teach better and better, with bespoke support they can draw on to meet their particular needs. There will be extra support and challenge for the schools that need it most.

The new Primary Strategy will extend the sort of support provided by the Literacy and Numeracy Strategies to all of the foundation subjects. The Primary Strategy will provide an entitlement to all pupils to achieve high standards in English, mathematics and science, which transfer to pupils' attitudes and achievements in a broad and creative curriculum. The Primary Strategy will develop a framework for learning and teaching across the curriculum. The framework will propose the range of learning skills, knowledge and understanding that children should develop as they progress through primary school. It will help teachers to map the development of different learning skills against the opportunities offered by different curriculum areas. The Primary Strategy will sustain literacy and mathematics support for teachers in helping children in their classrooms.