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Five years old: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands

 Six years old: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark (6-7), France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden (6-7) 

Seven years old: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania

Okay so these are the official starting school ages for children across Europe, although it’s more like 4 that 5 in England. I think four is too young for children to start school. Well its 5 years old when they start year 1 and formal learning and that age where you have to sit and write in exercise books and do maths worksheets.

I personally think the age for starting formal learning should be year 2 so the year they turn 7 and ideally only if the child is ready to learn.

What do you think the age children start formal education should be?

Quick question to those of you with children.

Are you happy to let your children climb trees and take risks, and even come home from playing covered in mud???

and who has memories of doing these things as a child?

If their theories are good enough to make them pioneers in education, how come most school don’t teach how the theorist suggested???

In my opinion Froebel, Reggio Emilia, Steiner, A.S Niell ect… all had the right idea about education and child initiated play and learning yet the government insist they know best and we have sats and group children by ability and make them learn things they don’t want to.

I’m writing my assignment and struggling to understand.

What are your opinions???

I only got 4 likes :( I really liked that outfit too lol

This is the most liked outfit with 17 likes by Jaylisha Charles-Graham

strictly come dancing results show soon lets hope Alex and Jason goes - not because I don’t like them just want the other to be in the final. :)