PARENTS of children born in the summer will be able to more easily delay their start at primary school if they feel they’re not ready following approval of a new council policy this week.
There is already some flexibility for parents who do not feel their child is ready to start school before it becomes compulsory to do so.
But under the new arrangements parents of summer-born children may submit a request for delayed admission to reception, rather than year one, for any school in the town.
Members of Barnsley Council’s cabinet opted to approve the scheme, saying it was in ‘children’s best interests’.
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