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News & Views

The School Readiness survey hits the news

January 31, 2023

The school readiness survey results were reported on by national, regional and local broadcasters and newspapers.

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New School Readiness Report Released

January 26, 2023

Results of the latest survey reveal that most parents (89%) believe their children are school ready by the time they start Reception – but finds that teachers think it’s nearer half (54%).

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Felicity Gillespie in The Times: Our children are behind before they even begin

June 15, 2022

The Times Education Commission report is calling for increased focus on the early years. It is great to see growing support around the importance of the early years given its fundamental impact on life-long outcomes. Based on a year-long enquiry…

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Half of all children not ready to start school – according to national survey

March 10, 2022

In November 2021, Kindred² commissioned YouGov to conduct our second annual ‘school readiness’ survey of school professionals. Almost a thousand primary school teachers and staff responded. They reported that on average, 50% of all children are not ready to start…

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