The Foundation Phase, for three- to seven-year-olds, originally insisted on a 1:8 staff to pupil ratio but headteachers said the £25m allocated to roll out the curriculum this September wasn't enough to pay for this. Hutt has now made the ratio non-statutory. She also announced an extra £5m in funding for the curriculum but the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) said this had done little to allay the fears of headteachers. Iwan Guy, acting director of NAHT Cymru,...