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Children are less independent and struggling to communicate after pandemic, Ofsted reports

Some babies find facial expressions difficult to read after widespread use of face masks

The Independent UK

Teachers and nursery workers in England: share your experiences of children’s development post-lockdown

We would like to hear from teachers and nursery workers on their experiences with children and their development during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Pandemic has delayed social skills of young children, says Ofsted chief

Rising numbers unable to understand facial expressions and have communication and self-care delays

The Guardian - UK

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Pandemic babies struggle to understand facial expressions, Ofsted warns

Wearing face masks continued to have a negative impact on young children's language and communication skills, the education watchdog said.

Daily Mirror

'No complaints' in Stapleford over plan to knock down nursery and build houses

New plans have come to light

Nottingham Post

‘Pop quiz’ Ofsted tests are downgrading schools unfairly, say heads

New inspection system requires pupils to face questions without prior notice

The Guardian - UK

Teacher suspended from top grammar school ‘after using Prophet Muhammad mug’

Staff member reportedly photographed holding mug in school playground

The Independent UK

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'Regular potential for violence' at Bristol school says damning Ofsted inspection

It's the first inspection of the school for nine years

Bristol Post

Hundreds of lone child refugees still placed in ‘unacceptable’ hotels

Primary school aged children have been placed in unregulated hotels youngsters have disappeared from

The Independent UK

Education union criticises ‘badly flawed’ evidence behind academy drive

National Education Union found ‘no compelling reason’ for all schools in England to join academy trusts

The Guardian - UK

'Axe outdated PE lessons and create new sports curriculum to boost kids' fitness'

The Youth Sport Trust has called for an end to outdated PE lessons and to create a well-being-led sports curriculum that will boost the number of children who do sport

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on multi-academy trusts: one direction

Editorial: The Tory conviction that academies drive improvement is not supported by evidence – and ministers know it

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted has been dictating what "proper English" is – here's why that's a problem

England has had a schools inspectorate since 1839, first in the form of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Schools and, since 1992, in the form of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted). Our recently published research examines how the inspectorate has policed language in schools, enforcing…

The Conversation

6 key details in Tory schools plan - from longer school weeks to higher targets

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi unveiled the new schools white paper setting out his vision over the next decade - but critics warned it was 'failing to get the basics right'

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Failure to teach prisoners to read a ‘missed opportunity’, says Ofsted

Prisons are failing to teach inmates to read which leaves them more likely to reoffend, a damning Ofsted report has warned.

Manchester Evening News

Schools to get new rules on opening hours under government plan

The move will increase the school day for a minority of schools not offering the minimum number of hours required

The Independent UK

Poor pupils ‘left behind’ by new schools plan, ministers warned

Experts say ministers’ catch-up proposals will widen gap

Nottingham Post

Stapleford 'turned upside down' as 2 nurseries close down after Ofsted report

This could have not come at a worse time, said the parents

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The Independent UK

Heads say using SATs as part of Ofsted judgment on curriculum makes ‘no sense’

Most parents do not feel SATs are a good way for the Government to hold schools to account, according to a survey.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's special educational needs services avoid 'written statement of action' from Government

Nationally 80percent of inspected areas in 2021 received a written statement of action - but Nottingham avoided this

Manchester Evening News

Nursery where fire exits are blocked and children ‘run around carrying hot soup’ rated as inadequate by Ofsted

Based in Castleton, Rochdale, the centre looks after nearly 70 children aged between one and four years old

Manchester Evening News

Nursery which failed to ensure staff are ‘suitable’ to work with children rated as ‘inadequate’ yet again

A highly critical new report says there are ‘ significant weaknesses’ in safeguarding practices at the nursery.

Liverpool Echo

Headteacher turns city school's fortunes around as he follows in dad's footsteps

City centre primary school has gone from inadequate to good in just six years

Liverpool Echo

Nursery 'inadequate' as staff fail to challenge bad behaviour

Staff at the nursery were less aware of safeguarding concerns like radicalisation and extremism

Liverpool Echo

Children waiting years for respite as home still shut after 'temporary' closure

Knowsley's respite home was closed 'for four weeks' nearly six months ago

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