Category Archives: CAMPAIGN UPDATES
Early Day Motion tabled for Summer Born Children
Thanks to Annette Brook MP, the Early Day Motion below has been tabled this week, and signatures of support can be read here.
BBC report: Flexible school starts urged for summer-born children
BBC News education reporter Hannah Richardson published this article on June 14, 2013: BBC: Flexible school starts urged for summer-born children
Fighting for Flexibility
2013 June article: Fighting for Flexibility by PM Hull (published in Under 5s magazine)
The Scandal of the Summer Born
The June 2013 edition of the Early Years Educator Magazine carries this Opinion article, which the EYE publishers have kindly given us permission to post here: The Scandal of the Summer Born – by Richard House and Stefan Richter
Summer Born are Stymied from the Start
Dr Richard House, from the Department of Education Studies, at the University of Winchester, has had the letter below published in the TES magazine website today:
Bliss is campaigning for flexibility for children born prematurely
The babies’ charity Bliss says it “would like to see flexibility for all children entering primary school. Preterm summer born children who are facing developmental delays should be allowed the flexibility to delay their entry to reception class by up to … Continue reading
IFS report argues against flexibility without direct findings
Its new report, When You Are Born Matters: Evidence for England, makes very interesting reading, and will likely lead to vigorous debate among policy makers and education professionals. I’d like to quickly share a few things that struck me almost immediately. The authors clearly state that their findings do … Continue reading
Save Childhood Movement starts with a Flourish
Last weekend, savechildhood.net hosted its very first ‘Flourish Summit‘ in London, and I was very fortunately able to attend on Saturday. When time permits, I will write about some of the incredible speakers I heard there, and I understand that there may be videos of … Continue reading
School Myths and Facts – published by the government
Last Monday, April 8, 2013, a poster on Mumsnet provided this link to a government publication, and wrote that the following text was copied from page 6: “Myth: Where the parent of a summer born child wishes to defer their … Continue reading
The Need to Clarify some Admissions Facts
DfE Scope note/definition of Compulsory education: “Parents of children of compulsory school age (5-16) are required to ensure that they receive a suitable education by regular attendance at school or otherwise.” DfE Scope note/definition of Attendance: “A person begins to … Continue reading
Is it all about the (EYE) money, money, money?
The Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF) reforms mean that all local authorities must provide funding for free nursery education for 3 and 4 year olds. As of September 1, 2012, local authorities must secure availability of 15 hours per week for all eligible children, over … Continue reading
When and Why did ‘School start'” become synonymous with ‘Year 1’ start?
Monopoly Chance card: “Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Essentially, summer born children whose parents want them to start school at compulsory school age* are given a similar message: “Go directly to Year 1. … Continue reading
Campaign for Flexible School Admissions for Summer Borns
This campaign has been put together by parents, carers and professionals who believe that a summer born child should be allowed to start primary school, in Reception class, aged 5. Reception class is aimed primarily at 5 year olds.(1) Compulsory … Continue reading
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