Ofsted tells four-year-olds: your future is in peril

Children as young as four have been warned by school inspectors that they risk becoming failures in adult life because of the way they are taught.

Ofsted, the education watchdog, was accused of terrifying young children with the letters - which are sent to schools following inspections.
In an attempt to boost transparency, officials write to pupils in simple English telling them how well their school is performing.
Children at one primary school were warned that they were failing in the core subjects "and this means you are not well prepared for your next stage of education, nor your future adult lives".
The letter - sent to pupils at New Manton Primary in Worksop, Nottinghamshire - accuses youngsters of being "unsure about your targets and how to meet them".
It says that children, who are aged four to 11, should make more effort to behave in class and improve their writing.
New Manton was controversially placed in "special measures" following the inspection in February - even though Sats results doubled this year.
The letter ends: "Inspectors will be coming back to check that your school is improving. I would like you all to work hard and help your teachers make New Manton a better school."
But teachers and parents' groups are demanding that the letters are scrapped amid claims children are being over-burdened.

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