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Half of children leave reception unready for school

23 September 2014

A report by Professor Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) has found that nearly half of all five year olds in England have not reached a high enough level of intellectual, emotional and physical development to prepare them for school. Read: Guardian, More: Telegraph, Independent, Daily Mail, BBC News, Yorkshire Post, Express & Star, Listen: BBC London 94.9 'Breakfast' (from 1 hour 34 mins)