School readiness

Benefits cuts threaten school-readiness target

Starmer wants 75% of children school-ready by 2028. Benefit cuts put that in jeopardy

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Schools

‘I don’t remember it being this bad’: Teachers reveal scale of Labour’s school-ready promise

Survey reveals mismatch in expectations between teachers and parents over what 'being school ready' means

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
News

One in three reception children aren’t ‘school ready’, warns Teach First

Nearly one in three children who start primary school in England at the age of five are not “school...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson