"... If you were starting school in Germany, your parents would present you , on you very first day, with a large brightly coloured paper cone. When you explored inside you would find all the bits and bobs that a child starting school might need- pencils, crayons, rubber, ruler, drawing books, paper and probably a handful of less educational goodies too. Until recently this was one of the more appealing foreign customs which hadn't crossed the seas to Britain. But now the National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) has got together with First Impressions Marketing to bring us something very similar..."