'This situation has led to our staff spending a significant amount of time changing children, which is adversely impacting teaching and learning.'
A council has told parents they must come in and change their children if bringing them to school in a nappy. The new policy, set out in a letter to parents, is due to be enforced in schools across Blaenau Gwent, south-east Wales, from January 2025 for pupils in reception and nursery classes.
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“The reason for this policy change is due to the high number of children in our nursery and reception classes who require changes. This situation has led to our staff spending a significant amount of time changing children, which is adversely impacting teaching and learning." Claire Armitstead, Director of the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru, said: “It is the case that young children sometimes do arrive at school without being potty-trained. There is anecdotal evidence that this issue has increased in recent years, and this is obviously a challenging situation.
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