Petition Increase compulsory school age to 7

The UK has one of the lowest compulsory school ages in the world, and yet is behind other countries academically. Starting school at age 4 has a negative impact on children's education often leading to children being labelled with having additional needs when in reality they are simply not ready.

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Date closed 5 August 2018
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