Children are starting school still wearing nappies ... Ninety per cent of reception teachers now report having pupils in their class who are not toilet-trained, she claimed, even though it would ...

The jump from reception class to year 1 – and the sudden lack of play that comes with it – is “criminal”, a former deputy ...

The report also notes the rise in the number of children in Reception with speech and language difficulties. It gave an example of how one school had revised its curriculum ... For example, all the ...

The relief felt at the end of a school term is only a brief reprieve before the dread and fear of what comes next starts to seep through their veins. One reception class teacher said she has four ...

Children who spent their early years ... a speech therapist at the University of Sheffield, said many reception class entrants lacked "school readiness". A report co-authored by Prof Clegg and ...

The above image shows some of the reception class at Newton School. Sitting on the carpet with the children are teachers Miss Davidson and Mrs Holt. After a fantastic start at Bridekirk Dovenby ...

The school currently has 132 empty places out of 210 places overall, with only eight children joining its Reception class in September 2024. A new report by council officers said falling birth ...