School Readiness
The reduced time children spend in nurseries or with parents is seen as the key reasons for any increase in the levels of children NOT being school ready.
• On average early years and primary school teachers report that 43% of pupils arriving at their school are NOT school ready
• In terms of specific behaviours the largest areas of concern are around children not knowing how to listen properly or struggling to hold a pencil – with four in ten reporting that over half of children behave like that
• 54% of teachers report that over half of children arriving at school do not have basic number skills
• Reduced time children spend in nurseries or parents being distracted by electronic devices are seen as the keyreasons for any increase in the levels of children NOT being school ready
• There are significant impacts upon staff time of teaching children who are NOT school ready. In a school year teachers report they could be losing around 195 hours teaching time and teaching assistants 390 hours time because of teaching children who are NOT school ready.
• The financial implications of lost time can equate to c.£4k per teacher per year
• Improved guidance to parents about what it means to be ‘school ready’ and better targeting were the most called for government initiatives in the qualitative research
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