Christopher Halls and Louise Davidson: Supporting parents, the gap hiding in teacher’s CPD

Early Years

Published April 30, 2026

Halls, who is head of early years, and Davidson, headmaster, at Dulwich Prep, want the Government to make supporting parents a more prominent part of teaching standards as they believe little is done to support a trainee teacher to understand the varying needs of parents.

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