Ofsted chief calls for a more can-do approach to primaries reopening

Amanda Spielman says people are ‘perhaps more frightened than they need to be’ about children returning to school

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The chief inspector of schools, Amanda Spielman, has expressed her disappointment that primary schools will not be reopening before the summer, amid continuing concern about the government’s failure to prioritise children’s education in the coronavirus crisis.

The head of Ofsted said she was saddened that people are “perhaps more frightened than they actually need to be” and called for as much preparation to be done for September reopening as possible before the summer holidays, which start next next month.

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