PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
LEAGUE TABLES FOR FIVE YEAR OLDS (17 January 2011)

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.

Sponsored by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party)