Fewer children are ‘school ready’, with many unable to listen and respond to basic instructions and share and play together, suggests new research.
Findings from Kindred Squared’s fourth annual school readiness survey of 1,000 teachers, and 1,000 parents of Reception age children in 2023 reveals:
- 50 per cent of teachers think the problem of being ‘school ready’ is worse than in September 2022.
- Teachers say that 37 per cent of children are unable to listen and respond to basic instructions, and 37 per cent can’t dress independently.
- 90 per cent say at least on child in their class is not toilet trained. 46 per cent of children are unable to sit still and 38 per cent find it hard to play/share with others.
The survey highlights how a lack of ‘school readiness’ among children, impacts the rest of the class, with teachers having to use learning time to manage personal care and hygiene issues.
