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  • Closed consultation Consultation on Review of Pre-School Admission Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances Criterion

    Topics:
    • Support and development, 
    • Early years education and learning

    Consultation closed Consultation opened 19 April 2021, 9.00 am and closed 16 July 2021, 5.00 pm

    Summary

    This consultation relates to the statutory criterion that all funded pre-school education providers are required to use as part of the pre-school admissions process. It seeks views on proposals to extend the definition of “children from socially disadvantaged circumstances” to include a wider group of children. It also seeks views on the proposal to standardise the length of pre-school education sessions and the impact that this may have on the admissions process in future. These views will help to inform policy development and a substantive consultation on this issue in due course.

    Documents

    • Review of Statutory Admissions Criteria - APRIL 2021 Adobe PDF (801 KB)
    • Review of Statutory Admissions Criteria (Word version) - April 2021 Microsoft Word (65 KB)
    • EASY READ BOOKLET Consultation on PSEP - APRIL 2021 Adobe PDF (855 KB)
    • Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances Consultation Document - Easy Read Version Microsoft Word (32 KB)
    • Review of Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances Criteria - Equality Screening Form Microsoft Word (143 KB)
    • Consultation on Review of Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances Criteria - Privacy Notice Microsoft Word (20 KB)

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    Consultation description

    A full copy of the consultation document and other related documents including an online response form and an easy read version are provided below.

    Responses should be submitted to arrive no later than 5pm on Friday 16 July 2021.

    Ways to respond

    Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.

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