Proposal to raise Scotland's school starting age as part of 'national discussion'
Mucky Boots Nursery in Aberdeenshire is an example of the SNP's proposed play-based schooling for young children, the Scottish Government has said.’s conference this autumn.
She said the idea of leaving nursery at four or five dated back to an “economic decision” in the Victorian era to keep children off the streets while their mothers were working in factories and recent years had seen added pressure for children to focus on academic learning earlier. Palmer argued current testing benchmarks which were “pretty demanding” should be replaced by a change in ethos to give primary one teachers “permission” to concentrate on health and wellbeing rather than numeracy and literacy.
Ari Pokka, CEO of the Finnish Education Institute organisation, said pre-school education begins at the age of six, with some areas offering another optional earlier year.
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