Increase the school start age from 5 to 6 as of Sept 2021.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

By increasing the school start age from 5 to 6, all children under the current circumstances will repeat their current school year, so that they can bridge the education that they have missed. Also for the missed transition to secondary school, SATS, early years transition.

This will be for the mental/educational well-being of all children, particularly for the vulnerable who will definitely have been effected by lack of/reduced learning for almost a year!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

All pupils to repeat this current academic year.

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www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

Timeline

3 Feb 2021	Petition opened for signatures
9 Feb 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Feb 2021

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