Despite what has been achieved in the early years, there are mounting concerns with regard to children’s behaviour and attainment – particularly for disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. Bold Beginnings, published by Ofsted in 2017, refers to the difficulty of the transition between Reception and Year 1 as the early learning goals are not aligned with the national curriculum.
I believe that this is much deeper than alignment and that we need to boldly redefine early childhood education– as per our manifesto (see below). This means re-writing the early years curriculum from birth to 7 years taking into account the needs of children now and in the future.
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