Government to monitor school admissions policies for summer-born children

Derren Hayes
Thursday, September 5, 2013

The Department for Education is to keep a close eye on local authority school admissions policies for summer-born children and consider issuing clearer guidance to strengthen parental choice on when a child enters reception class, childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has said.

Some summer-born children would benefit from starting school aged five, research suggests.
Some summer-born children would benefit from starting school aged five, research suggests.

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