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Primary school teachers are having to spend two and half hours per day supporting children in their class who are not school-ready, according to research from an early years charity.

Some teachers said the current class of children arriving in reception have the worst behaviour of any cohort, explaining: “Their listening skills are appalling.

According to a survey by charity Kindred², teachers said 37 per cent of children in their reception class are unable to listen and respond to basic instructions.

One parent explained that the children starting reception now would have spent two years, or half their life, in lockdown and just around the people in their immediate home.

One teacher said that parents needed to realise that it was their duty to teach their children simple things like getting dressed, toileting and how to brush their teeth.

Director of Kindred², Felicity Gillespie, said the report “should be a watershed moment for schools and parents because we know that children who are behind before they begin reception are more likely to struggle throughout life”.

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