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Can Starmer help get children ‘school ready’?

4 December 2024

5:00 PM

4 December 2024

5:00 PM

It takes a lot of effort for ‘Johnny’ to take off his coat every morning when he joins his reception class. That’s because his teacher or a teaching assistant have to help the five year old pull his arms out from the sleeves of his duffel coat. Johnny is not disabled in any way; he simply was never taught how to dress himself.

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