Four year-olds know how to
swipe a phone but haven't a
clue about conversations."
Percentage of school leaders by region who said over half
of pupils were not school-ready on joining their school
34%
37%
North East*
Yorkshire and
Humberside
39%
23%
North West
East of England
28%
32%
Midlands
London
26%
21%
School leader
Why, in the 21st century are
children still arriving in school
nurseries aged three or above
without being toilet trained?”
School leader
Perhaps we should be providing
more support for prospective
parents and helping them
understand what we hope to
see when children join school.”
School leader
South West
South East
*Please note that fewer than 100 respondents from the north east completed the survey.
Findings for this region should be treated with caution.
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