Children born in October are 30 per cent more likely to get into Oxford or Cambridge than children born in July PAUL ROGERS FOR THE TIMESThe test scores of children born in summer should be adjusted to make up for the disadvantage of being the youngest in class, a teaching guidebook has said. Pupils born between June and August do not perform as well as their classmates on average. Research published in the book shows that they are more likely to have special educational needs or lower self-esteem, and fall into risky behaviour. The chance of a student born in October getting a place at Oxford or Cambridge is 30 per cent higher than for one born in July, for example. The guidebook What Works?

Source: The Times October 02, 2019 23:03 UTC