Children in Reception class in England should be taught how to grip a pencil properly and how to sit correctly at a table, says the watchdog Ofsted. Inspectors say a third of five-year-olds do not ...

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 ...

Children are back in school again, which means a fresh generation of excited kids are throwing on their uniforms for the first time for real. We have honoured the occasion by dipping into the archives ...

Every September, a new wave of youngsters start their school journey by joining reception. To celebrate, The News has put together a gallery of more than 150 pictures of classes at schools across the ...

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 ...

School nurseries and reception classes as well as sixth forms are set to be given their own Ofsted ratings under a shake-up of inspections, it has been announced. Did you know with a Digital ...