Age-by-age breakdown

0 to 5

Every childcare setting to be led by a member of staff with a degree Two outreach workers appointed to every Sure Start centre to make sure that the most disadvantaged families benefit A new home safety equipment scheme to prevent accidents in the home

0 to 11

Create a parent-held child development and progress report for every child

0 to 18

£90 million to provide short breaks for families with disabled children 20mph zones in residential areas to make the streets more child friendly

Age 2

20,000 free nursery places for children in disadvantaged areas

Age 3

Free nursery places extended from 12.5 hours a week to 15 by 2010

4 to 5

Review of plan to allow children who were born in the summer to start school a year later

4 to 19

Extra support for gifted and talented youngsters

5 to 11

One-to-one coaching in reading, maths and writing for children struggling to keep up

5 to 18

Two expert parenting advisers appointed in every local authority More parental involvement in schools, including Parents’ Councils Ensure every school offers activities from 8am to 6pm under the extended services programme Strengthen the complaints procedure in schools for bullying Better procedures for reporting bullying Personalised and better tracking of pupil progress each term

Age 7

Introduction of compulsory lessons in a foreign language

7 to 11

Review of the primary curriculum by Sir Jim Rose to reduce set subjects and to concentrate more on the three Rs

8 to 13

Provision of personal development skills increased 30 new adventure playgrounds and 3,500 new or rebuilt playgrounds in deprived communities More help for children with special educational needs, such as the reading recovery support for dyslexics

10 to 11

Secondary school to contact parents before their child starts school and more help for the transition to secondary school

10 to 15

More help for younger offenders, to reduce offending

10 to 17

Individual Support Orders to help support all young people issued with an Antisocial Behaviour Order A restorative justice scheme to make young offenders make reparations to victims

Age 11

Every child to have a personal tutor at secondary school

11 to 14

Replace the annual national curriculum SATs tests with light touch, single level tests twice a year

11 to 16

More setting and grouping by ability in school A review of sex and relationships education and classes on avoiding alcohol abuse

11 to 18

Issue Acceptable Behaviour Contracts between young people, parents and schools to prevent antisocial behaviour

14 to 16

Study Plus scheme to provide extra literacy and numeracy support for stragglers

14 to 19

Establish small ‘studio schools’ for teenagers who have been expelled from school or who struggle with an academic curriculum New vocational and academic diplomas and more apprenticeships £160 million for new youth centres

16 to 17

Extra financial incentives to encourage school dropouts to remain in education or training

16 to 19

Local authorities to take control of careers information and advice

18

Raise eligibility for the Family Fund, providing cash for parents of disabled children, from 16 to 18

All age groups

— Reviews, task forces and inquiries affecting all age groups

— review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

— review of the primary school curriculum

— development of masters-level qualifications for all new teachers

— a consultation on the make-up of school governing bodies

— a new play strategy - an assessment of Safer School Partnerships

— a zero carbon schools task force to reduce carbon emissions

— a review of sex and relationship education

— independent assessment of the impact of the commercial world on children’s wellbeing

— review on the risks of exposure to the internet by Dr Tanya Byron

— a Staying Safe Action Plan to help children to play safely and report bullying

— a national action plan to tackle childhood obesity (2008)

— a review of speech and language therapy by John Bercow, MP

— an Ofsted review of Special Educational Needs

— a consultation of the break-up of the Qualification and Curriculum Authority

— a review of poor housing

— a Youth Crime Action Plan

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