SECONDARY school teachers are now more anxious about diversity than the curriculum, a startling new report reveals.
A census by the Children’s Commissioner uncovered that poverty, mental health and online safety also dominate staff worries.
But secondary schools ranked sexism, misogyny and the push for diversity at double the concern level of the curriculum.
More than half of primary schools, and two in five secondaries, flagged SEND pupils as a top issue, but said funding shortfalls and staff shortages were crippling their ability to deliver proper support.
Rachel D’Souza warned that teachers are being forced to plug holes left by years of decline in other public services.
Today she will demand that health bodies and local government are held accountable for attendance among children with additional needs.
She will also urge targeted help at key early years milestones to ensure every child is “school ready”, plus statutory education plans for those missing too much school.
The Children’s Commissioner said: “School leaders acknowledge that they have benefitted from the energy, investment and focus of the last 30 years of education reform.
“For most children, this transformed their outcomes and opportunities.
“For many of the most vulnerable, it failed.”
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