Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman said, parents should not expect schools to police children\u2019s eating and exercise or toilet train pupils.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s chief inspector for schools argue the answer to obesity crisis lies at home and that parents should not \u201cabdicate responsibility\u201d. Amanda Spielman will say schools \u201ccannot be a panacea\u201d and criticise some parents for neglecting some of the \u201cmost basic of parenting tasks\u201d such as toilet training. She makes it clear that schools cannot take over the role of a health professional and parents.<\/p>\n
Amanda Spielman\u2019s second annual Ofsted report, stated: \u201cOur education and care services don\u2019t exist in isolation from the local areas they serve. They are and should be a central part of our communities. But being part of a community means being very clear what your responsibilities are, and what issues, however worthy, can only be tackled beyond the school, college or nursery gates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two studies this year have queried the benefit of school anti-obesity schemes. In February the British Medical Journal reported that a year-long anti-obesity programme involving more than 600 West Midlands primary school pupils made no improvements. In July it was said that 60 schools found no link between effort to tackle obesity and pupil\u2019s weight.<\/p>\n
Amanda Spielman said: “Schools can and should teach children about the importance of healthy eating and exercise in line with their core purpose; their PE lessons should get them out of breath,”<\/p>\n
“But beyond that, schools cannot take over the role of health professionals – and above all parents.”<\/p>\n
“While schools can play a role in educating young people about the danger of knives, they cannot be a panacea for this particular societal ill,”<\/p>\n
“Instead, preventing knife crime requires all local safeguarding partners to work together to protect children from harm whilst the relevant agencies tackle criminal activity.”<\/p>\n
Over the summer the Home Office issued lesson plans for children as young as 11 about the dangers of knife crime and how they affect life. They were told that carrying a weapon to keep safe is a myth.<\/p>\n
Children\u2019s minister Nadhim Zahawi said the lesson plans will \u201chelp illustrate the real impact of knife crime on young people\u2019s lives\u201d and that schools \u201cup and down the country are taking advantage of them\u201d. With evidence that the average age of knife crime victims is falling. Many NHS doctors have called for school exit times to be staggered to reduce the chances of clashes.<\/p>\n
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