Last week I talked to officials at the Department for Education about their progress in changing the schools admissions code to allow summerborn children the right to delay their start to school. We talked about the legislative obstacles to doing this, and the Department’s analysis of the costs involved.
I am hoping to meet with the officials again to look more closely at the cost analysis in the New Year, after the Department has met with Councils who do allow children to delay and discussed their experiences.
I was pleased to hear that the suggestion to use a premature child’s birth date, rather than due date, was still on the table.
Finally, you can read the full adjournment debate I held in October here.