Dr Jonathan Savage, MD of UCan Play, was quoted in a recent article in The Guardian on the topic of the structure of the academic school year. Jonathan’s comment on this topic was that he would like to politicians to:

… rethink the way we structure the school year. Under the current system, children born in the summer months can be hugely disadvantaged compared to those born in the autumn, who are always the oldest in their year group. Teaching by ability not age would help, but this would require radical change in how we deliver the curriculum.

The full ‘In My Manifesto’ article can be read here.