I could have told them this 21 years ago:
Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, commissioned by the Government, found that pupils born over the summer are likely to fall behind those born at the beginning of the academic year
The Great Wiseone was a Reception/Year 1 teacher and when she got pregnant she was desperate to hang on to the new academic year so our sprog would have a better chance in school. It was well known at the time, and I am sure before then, that older pupils fared better in school.
Still, we've got to keep those think tanks employed, haven't we, and who would trust a teacher anyway?
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