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Evening Standard
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Anna Davis

Friction between schools and parents growing with more families flouting rules, Ofsted head warns

Friction between schools and parents is increasing as families are more willing to break school rules amid a “troubling” change in attitudes towards education, the outgoing head of Ofsted warned on Thursday.

Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman said the social contract between parents and schools fractured as a result of the pandemic and is still not repaired, while behaviour and attendance have worsened.

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