Published • loading... • Updated
Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas
The city-wide pilot sent guides and ran workshops for parents and staff, and 20 councils across England are now planning similar schemes.
- Twenty local authorities across England are adopting a potty-training pilot pioneered by York Council, which distributed guidance to 1,700 households alongside primary school place allocation letters in April.
- Financed by Kindred Squared, the York initiative led to a 43% drop in children arriving at 55 mainstream primary schools unable to use the toilet independently compared to last year.
- Jo Mould, a teacher at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy in York, said the reduction means staff spend less time changing children, freeing them for classroom instruction.
- Paul Waugh, minister for early education, called the results "encouraging," noting that early support helps children develop the confidence and independence needed before starting school.
- The Government aims to increase the proportion of pupils arriving "school ready" by 2028, positioning the York pilot as a blueprint for councils nationwide to improve educational outcomes.
Insights by Ground AI
4 Articles
4 Articles
Coverage Details
Total News Sources4
Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left, 50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 50%
C 50%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
