JJA Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Hi, I've been told that when tracking cohorts, another group we should be mindful of are 'Summer Born' children. What constitutes a 'Summer Born' child? Is it children born in the Summer Term (ie: March-August) or is it just the Summer months - so June, July August? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadOaks Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I would imagine it is children that are at a younger age when ready to start school, so May to August months I presume. My child was born in August and therefor one of the youngest in the class but no real adjustments are made for him and the school constantly compare him to children who are almost 12 months older!! So annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsp Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I take it mean those born in Summer term so April to August. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Yes me too! :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Yes April to August for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 April to August is a long time, 5 months . There is a lot of difference in those months, would help if they clarified what they class as summer born. For me it would be those summer months June, July and August, perhaps with some discretion for the other 2.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 When talking about summer-born children we are usually referring to the difference between those born at the beginning of the school year, I would narrow it down to the summer months of June, July and August. If you went with the summer term and had a very early Easter, you could have almost half a year of summer-borns! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJA Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Thanks for all your responses... So it seems that there isn't the definitive answer I was hoping for then! I agree about the Summer Term being almost as big a differential in itself to class those children together, so I'll take it as June, July, August and see how that is taken! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catma Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 The DfE use April to August to define a summer born child. All statutory data is grouped like this. "A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day following his fifth birthday (or on his fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March and 31 August.The term ‘summer born’ is used to refer to children born from 1 April to 31 August. These children are not required to start school until a full school year after thepoint at which they could first have been admitted." Cx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJA Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 The DfE use April to August to define a summer born child. All statutory data is grouped like this. "A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day following his fifth birthday (or on his fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March and 31 August.The term ‘summer born’ is used to refer to children born from 1 April to 31 August. These children are not required to start school until a full school year after thepoint at which they could first have been admitted." Cx Brilliant - Thanks Catma. I'll do this then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Told you I mean glad that's cleared up and there is a definitive answer :rolleyes: ::1a 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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