Peterborough Telegraph photographer David Lowndes has been busy in the city’s primary schools recently capturing the smiling faces of each of the new reception class intake. Did you know with an ...

Children entering the school system are increasingly unprepared to spend their first chunk of time away from home. That means extra workload for teachers and their assistants, changing nappies, doing ...

As the new school year starts, we want to celebrate the start of the learning journey for the newest additions. We’re inviting schools to send us their Reception class photos to mark this important ...

Schools are "picking up the pieces" as more children start reception without key skills such as speaking in full sentences or using the toilet independently, teaching unions have told the BBC. A third ...

A third of primary school reception class children are failing to meet their expected levels of development, a report by Ofsted has found. The inspectorate's Bold Beginnings report into the reception ...

Your child's first day at school in reception class is a huge moment for both parents and little ones. MORE: A Back to School essentials checklist - the ultimate guide It may be the first time your ...

Ofsted is calling on the Department for Education to review the EYFS to ensure it provides ‘sufficient clarity for the effective teaching of reading, writing and numbers’, in a report highly critical ...