A third of pupils aged five ‘can’t count to 10’: Ofsted chief says too many children start school without the skills to learn

The Daily Mail – Sarah Harris

“Too many children are still starting school without the basic skills they need to be able to learn, the head of Ofsted warned yesterday…More than a third continue to struggle to do simple tasks such as count to ten, write simple words or take turns speaking in class amid a shortage of ‘high quality’ provision.”(more)