Blog on Wilshaw today by Sally Goddard Blythe The opening statement When I read a preview of Sir Michael Wilshaw’s latest instructions to nursery school inspectors a few weeks ago, I thought that his directive could be interpreted in two ways, one of which appeared to take pedagogic principles into account. In this context I elected not to add my name as a signatory to an open letter criticising his instructions, which was published in the Daily Telegraph on the 3rd April 2014. On hearing Sir Michael Wilshaw being interviewed on the BBC “Today” programme (3.4.14) I changed my view. His policy as explained in this interview reveals a woeful lack of understanding of how children develop, grow and learn, with directives being aimed at “teaching” children under 5 rather than providing an enriching environment in which they learn through exploration, discovery and trial and error about the world around them and their place in it. sallygoddardblythe.co.uk/ofsted-children-starting-school-at-2/
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:59:15 +0000
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