The Early Years Foundation Stage is the subject of a new 'Direction of Travel' paper from the Department for Education and Skills setting out the Government's vision for the EYFS and giving details of the consultation process, which is due to take place next spring. The paper also includes information on the Jim Rose Review of teaching early reading and synthetic phonics, published on 1 December (see News, 8 December). It can be downloaded at www.everychildmatters. gov.uk/news.