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School age starters? Anyone know
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MrDaff | Report | 12 Nov 2009 15:41 |
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Britain has the youngest school starters, just about, in Europe... and they are quite long days, too... my little granddaughter, she has homework, after a full day at school.... and she won't be 5 until next May... I find that dreadful.... I know it's only reading a bit, or drawing in the dots of her name, etc... but at her age that is formal learning, not play.. it is actually called homework!! And hard work for littlies, just as hard as doing a full day at the office, and then having to take work home to finish off..... appalling! |
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Joanne in Burgess Hill™ | Report | 12 Nov 2009 15:25 |
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I don't know whether it is the same nationally, but all children here start in September of the academic year that they will be five. |
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StrayKitten | Report | 12 Nov 2009 15:23 |
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we have changed here its normally the term after there 4 but as there is now no january intake baby satan wont start reception till 2 weeks before he is 5 in sept instead of january :( |
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MrDaff | Report | 12 Nov 2009 15:20 |
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Hiya Maz... I thought that was the way, too... my son and I both think littlie will be far too young at barely 4... but it seems that in Scarborough that is the way it is... the year of the fifth birthday, not the term of the fifth birthday.... so sad!! |
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MrDaff | Report | 12 Nov 2009 15:18 |
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Hiya Island... yes, the same with me...... I remember being devastated that as a June baby, the term I started meant buckling down to serious learning and no playing in the sandpit..... the older ones had a term or two of pure playing!! Marked for life, I was ;¬)) |
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Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 | Report | 12 Nov 2009 15:17 |
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when mine started 7 years ago they started in Reception class in 'the term in which they celebrated their 5th birthday' - they then moved up to year 1 the following september - either 1, 2 or 3 terms later. of course, it may vary around the country! |
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MrDaff | Report | 12 Nov 2009 15:05 |
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what age children start school? Is it at the start of the academic year in which they become 5? Or the term in which their 5th birthday will fall? |
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