Vox Pop Results

The Telegraph

Run over 2 days
12th & 13th Sept

At what age should children start school?

Three 3.92%  (290 votes) 
 
Four 6.63%  (491 votes) 
 
Five 19.42%  (1,438 votes) 
 
Six 38.73%  (2,868 votes) 
 
Seven 31%  (2,319 votes) 
 
 Total Votes: 7,406

The Guardian

run over 2 days- 12th & 13th Sept

Should children start school later?
 94% Yes
 6% No

daynurseries.co.uk 

Should there be more formal testing of young children?
1,082 of the 1,108 (98 per cent) people who voted disagreed with more formal testing for young children, with only 26 (two per cent) in favour. (Voting ran from 04/07 - 12/09)

YES (26 votes) 2.33%
NO (1082 votes) 97.67%

Total of 1108 votes counted.

Phonics test (not a poll but still relevant)

In the recent NUT/ATL/NAHT survey the vast majority, 83% of respondents did not agree with the statutory implementation of the Year One Phonics Screening Check for all Year 1 pupils in England.  They felt it was unnecessary and it was inappropriate for many children with special educational needs and for those with English as an additional language. There is little correlation between the results of the phonics check in Y1 and the judgements of children’s achievement in reading at the end of Year 2.