I caught up with the Ofsted deputy director, early education after she spoke at a London briefing on the report organised by Early Excellence.
You have just given a very comprehensive presentation. It was interesting that at the end, some people felt you had made it clearer and were reassured. How will you get that message out there?
Gill Jones: [Ofsted ]regional directors work with local authorities, academies, leaders – I think it would be helpful if they have ‘Bold Beginnings’ on their agenda for those meetings so that the key messages can be shared via the groups that lead educational practice.
We received a lot of comments from readers in response to [Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman’s views that] ‘you don’t learn phonics quickly and efficiently by playing with soggy letters near the paddling pool. The sandpit is not a great place for early number work.’
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