Audiobooks won't help children read better The National Literacy Trust, the very institution that should be protecting our literary heritage, wants us to replace reading with audio.

📚 ‘Literacy is in our cultural DNA. So is - or at least was - grit. The National Literacy Trust has given up on both.’

Parenting Circle founder Cristina Odone in The Spectator on Sunday.

Audiobooks won’t help children read better www.spectator.co.uk/article/audi...

Reforming Ofsted won't fix Britain's problem schools Schools that fail to take into account parents, instead, will continue to quake at the prospect of that dreaded Ofsted inspection.

🏡 ‘Engage parents with school, and you have a far better accountability system than Ofsted could ever hope to deliver.’

Cristina Odone in @thespectator1828.bsky.social this week: Reforming Ofsted won’t fix Britain’s problem schools www.spectator.co.uk/article/refo...

Parents are asking too much of teachers For a truly educational experience, visit your neighbourhood primary school. Watch the goings-on in the playground: tiny tots rushing around in nappies, pushing and shoving one another, tantrums punct...

📚‘No one doubts that parents want the best for their children. The problem is that now they want too much from their teachers’

❤️ Our founder Cristina Odone in The Spectator today

Parents are asking too much of teachers www.spectator.co.uk/article/pare...

How we chose the best schools 2025 — and how to choose yours Our searchable guide helps you to compare the best state and independent secondary and primary schools

The Sunday Times Parent Power guide - giving parents choice and celebrating great teachers

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