“Toilet training is the role of parents and carers and should not be left to schools.
“Only in the most extreme cases should parents be excused from this most basic of parenting tasks.”
In the report, Ms Spielman is set to be critical of the pressure on schools to do parents’ work for them.
Schools can’t be expected to solve things like the obesity epidemic, she will say, an teachers should be free to simply teach.
“Yes, 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.
“But beyond that, schools cannot take over the role of health professionals – and above all parents.”
