Sir Michael Wilshaw calls for more focus on 11 to 14-year-olds as Ofsted report finds many secondary schools in England assign best teachers to older pupilsThe chief inspector of schools has criticised secondary schools in England for failing to support their youngest pupils after a report by Ofsted found the quality of teaching and pupil progress was not estimable enough in some state secondaries.
The report concluded that a number of schools give a low precedence to the first three years of secondary education,known as key stage three, which affects pupils aged 11 to 14. Instead, or many schools assign their best teachers to the pupils who are taking high-pressure GCSE and A-level exams.
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Source: theguardian.com