The Centre for Social Justice’s new report, ‘Requires improvement', which examines the root causes of poverty and social breakdown in Britain highlights how children are unprepared to start school.
The report forms part of a larger study - 'Breakthrough Britain II' - being carried out by the CSJ between now and 2014. It follows on from the original 'Breakthrough Britain' report in 2007.
It warns that children trapped in some of the most severe disadvantage are starting school drastically behind the levels of development expected of their age. This leaves them not ready for learning and potentially, permanently disadvantaged.
Former primary school teacher Sir Robin Bosher, chair of the working group which drew up the report, estimates that in a school with over half of children receiving free school meals about 25 per cent of reception children will be at this ‘extreme end’.
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