In a letter to the House of Commons Education Committee, the minister for schools Nick Gibb, acknowledges that despite changes to the School Admissions Code last year parents are still facing problems delaying their summer-born child’s school start.
He says he is particularly concerned about the number of cases where parents are told that if their child starts school after their fifth birthday, compulsory school age, they will have to go straight into Year 1 and miss Reception class.
The issue was previously highlighted by the Summer-born Children Campaign group in March when a member of the group, Michelle Melson, gave evidence to the Education Select Committee.
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