article_snippet: Nick Gibb backed parents who have called for Children born in the summer children to delay entering classroom, telling councils and headteachers to do 'what's in the best interests of the child'.
article_snippet: Education minister Nick Gibb backed parents who have called for Education minister Nick Gibb backed parents who have called for their children to delay entering classroom, telling councils and headteachers to do 'what's in the best interests of the child' children to delay entering classroom, telling councils and headteachers to do 'what's in the best interests of the child The Department for Education issued guidance to schools and councils in July 2013 and last December making it clear that there is no rule stating that a child has to be in the right school cohort for Education minister Nick Gibb backed parents who have called for their children to delay entering classroom, telling councils and headteachers to do 'what's in the best interests of the child' age group.
article_snippet: her daughter told MPs that there had to be 'flexibility' from schools and councils when agreeing the start date for children who turn four just weeks before the start of the school year.
article_snippet: Giving evidence to the education select committee, her daughter said: 'The key thing is flexibility, and I think that admissions authorities and headteachers do need to do what's in the best interests of the child.'
article_snippet: her daughter stressed that councils mist include parents in discussions about when parents in discussions about when their children start school children start school.
article_snippet: She told the education select committee: 'We do have a compulsory school age in England, so children should be able to start at compulsory school age.'
highlights_snippet: Nick Gibb says schools and councils must do the right thing for children .
  