Schools can’t be substitute parents, Ofsted chief warns

Issues such as obesity are better handled in the home, says Amanda SpielmanParents must not “abdicate their responsibility” by expecting schools to solve all the major problems children face, the chief inspector for schools will warn this week.In a robust intervention attacking the increasing burdens placed on teachers, Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman will say schools “cannot be a panacea” for all social ills and will criticise some parents for neglecting some of the “most basic of parenting tasks”, such as toilet training. Continue reading…
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