The education secretary Nicky Morgan has revealed that if the party wins the election, it would consider what more can be done to ensure local authorities are being flexible in their approach to letting children born in the summer months start school a year later.
Nursery World reported in March that parents are experiencing more difficulties delaying their summer-born child’s entry to school.
In some cases, parents are being told by their admission authority that their if their child starts school after their fifth birthday, they will have to go straight into Year 1 and miss Reception class. Others are told that their child will have to miss a year of secondary education.
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