Why are more and more school age children not toilet trained?: Points of View

EPISODE · Mar 11, 2026 · 1H 1M

Why are more and more school age children not toilet trained?: Points of View

from Teachers Talk Radio · host Teachers Talk Radio

New research shows that 1 in 4 children start school without being toilet trained, meaning teachers spend an average of 2.5 hours a day dealing with the impact. The panel discuss this, followed by a look at Schools minister Georgia Goulds letter to Ofqual to say that "for the lifetime of the current GCSE specifications in these subjects, students should not be required to memorise formulae and equations for assessment purposes." On the panel: JP, Rae Whitehouse and Rachel Gilyeat.

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