"The Calendar Conspiracy" on R4: summer-born babies

[Jooni]

Has anyone else been listening to "Whodunnit: The Calendar Conspiracy" on R4? The final one was today. It's a really interesting 5-parter about the disadvantage the education system imposes on summer-born babies.

Here's the link to catch-up if anyone's interested: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095c2vq

Interested to hear what people's experiences have been of summer-born children and attainment/enjoyment at school? I have a June-born baby boy and, while obviously every child is different, this has left me feeling a bit !

Hi, I really want to listen to this program on the bbc but it doesn't seem available now. Does anyone know where I can find it please?

@Jooni it intrigues me that some people only think about this after they've had their first child, not before. Were you never aware of it at your own primary school? I think perhaps it was particularly clear at mine because Autumn, Spring and Summer born kids were divided into 3 different classes. I was born in early January, so in the middle group. The kids in the Autumn class seemed more mature, and those in the summer class were less mature. But I was one of the most mature in my class, and always wanted to be in the Autumn class instead.

When it came to having my own children, I timed it so they were old for the school year. Many people do.