LEAGUE TABLES FOR FIVE YEAR OLDS

Early day motion 1285, tabled 17 January 2011 by Caroline Lucas (Green). Signed by 20 members.

That this House opposes the Government's proposal to begin publishing school league performance tables for England's five year olds on a school by school basis; believes that such an unprecedented development puts both young children and their teachers, parents and carers under unwarranted stress that is distinctly unhelpful, especially for children at such a tender age; further believes such tables to be divisive and unnecessary; and calls on the Government to abandon its plans to expose young children and their schools to the pressures of the league table system.

Signatures by party: Labour 17, Green 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.