The 'All Our Futures' report was published in 1999. The report was commissioned by the government following the 1997 publication of the White Paper 'Excellence in Schools' and alongside the revisions to the National Curriculum, including the advent of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies (DfES 1998 and 1999 respectively). Its messages were long overdue to most teachers of early years and primary age children as this was the first time in over a decade - since the advent of the National