No school for under 5s: Labour

By EducationHQ News Team
Published November 22, 2017

Children won't be able to start school until at least their fifth birthday under new rules to be introduced next year.

WELLINGTON, Nov 22 - Cohort entry, allowing students to start school at the beginning of a term that is up to eight weeks ...

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No school for under 5s: Labour

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