Category Archives: MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
Govt says NO to 1 WEEK off school – but YES to missing 1 WHOLE YEAR
Children Must Not Take a Week‘s Holiday (unless there are ‘exceptional circumstances‘) but Schools and Councils Can Take a Year of a Child’s Education (and any year will do). This tragic irony has not escaped parents of summer born children whose much-wanted … Continue reading
Gove loves Alberta’s school system – Well here’s how they do Admissions…
In a January 2011 speech, Michael Gove cited Alberta as being among the “world leaders” in education in, and in June 2011 and September 2010 speeches, he espoused, “In Canada, and specifically in Alberta, a diverse range of autonomous schools offer professionals freedom and … Continue reading
Positive first meeting with Chairman of the Education Select Committee
On Tuesday 13th May 2014, summer born campaigners Michelle Melson, Pauline Hull and Stefan Richter, together with Annette Brooke MP, met with Graham Stuart, Chairman of the Education Select Committee in his Parliament office. The following is a summary of this meeting:
Gove wants ALL schools to be more like private schools… so why not allow Reception entry at age 5?
It’s true that there are some private schools that warn parents their summer born child must enter Reception class before compulsory school age, but for the most part, private schools are incredibly amenable to children at compulsory school age having … Continue reading
DfE updates Summer Born advice – to reduce parents’ contact with Gove
This week (May 7) the Department for Education updated its July 2013 advice, “Admission of summer-born children in schools“, but if parents who are struggling to gain access to a full primary education for their summer born children had expected changes that might … Continue reading
Summer born Voice and Champion
Annette Brooke questions Schools Minister on summer-born children on March 25, 2014 Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, contributed to Education Questions in the House of Commons yesterday by again raising the issue of summer-born school children.
BBC Two Daily Politics summer born report
Lib Dem MP Annette Brooke appeared in a report and studio discussion on the BBC Two Daily Politics programme today. More information and links to Watch again are here: BBC: Primary school start age for summer born children challenged
Admissions Conference in London today
An Admissions Conference delivered by Capita takes place today and tomorrow in London, and aims to address and update on the progress made so far following the implementation of the 2012 School Admissions Code, and to help local authorities and schools understand the importance … Continue reading
Day of Action in Parliament
Wednesday 30th October sees a Day of Action as the Too Much Too Soon campaign lobbies Parliament, Read more here: Too Much Too Soon Day of Action
Important debate in Westminster today
Earlier today, Annette Brooke, the MP for Mid-Dorset and North Poole, opened a Westminster Hall debate calling for a fairer school starting age for Summer-born pupils. The full Hansard transcript of the debate can be read here, and you can also view film … Continue reading
BBC One’s ‘Inside Out South East’ reports tonight
“Coming soon” on BBC iPlayer in case you missed it tonight is a film by Chrissy Sturt on BBC One’s Inside Out South East. Chrissy reports on “the parents fighting to change how summer-born children are matriculated into school”. Shortly after the programme aired, … Continue reading
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.
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
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