Restoring ‘fractured’ contract between parents and schools likely to take years
by Eleanor Busby
Nov 23, 2023
3 minutes
Restoring the “fractured” social contract between families and schools – where parents ensured their children were in class daily – could take years, England’s education watchdog has warned.
Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief inspector, said the impact of the broken contract can be seen in “lower school attendance, poorer behaviour and friction between parents and schools”.
The annual report, which looks at the state of education and social care in in the 2022/23 academic year, suggests some parents are “increasingly willing to challenge” school on
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