Ofsted forgets our four-year-olds are not GCSE apprentices | Michael Rosen

The new education secretary needs to think what childhood means before acting on Ofsted’s report of reception children ‘falling behind’

Dear Damian Hinds,

Welcome to one of the most powerful jobs available to any politician anywhere. You can open and close schools, set up advisory committees, stuff them with whoever you want, sack any committee member and make sure such committees recommend your or your party’s line. Meanwhile, there are no longer any real powers invested in regions to act as a check or balance on whatever it is that you or your party thinks is a desirable thing to try out this year.

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