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Too Much, Too Soon Campaign

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whenim64 Wed 09-Oct-13 11:21:46

I signed this, too.

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j08 Wed 09-Oct-13 10:54:55

The kids are fine! hmm

Have you all got a, sort of, speed-dial thing on "signed"?

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Greatnan Wed 09-Oct-13 07:56:00

Signed

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Iam64 Wed 09-Oct-13 07:15:48

signed

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Eloethan Tue 08-Oct-13 23:35:52

I agree - signed.

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Aka Tue 08-Oct-13 23:34:17

Agree and signed.

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Jendurham Tue 08-Oct-13 23:30:23

Signed. My son's Danish partner cannot believe how much we make children do in this country at an early age. Plowden used to have the right idea about learning through play.

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vampirequeen Tue 08-Oct-13 22:49:15

Signed. We do our children so much damage by forcing them into formal learning at such a young age. I didn't walk through a school door until I was five. If it was our turn we did a bit of 'proper' work in the mornings and played all afternoon but not before we'd all had an after lunch nap. Even now I can rest my head on a table or desk and fall asleep lol.

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shelby75 Tue 08-Oct-13 22:42:04

"Children in England are starting formal schooling too early and are subject to developmentally inappropriate pressures that are damaging to their long-term health and wellbeing. There is no evidence to support such an early start and a great deal to suggest that it may be detrimental not only to their wellbeing but also to later academic achievement."

There is a template letter for MP's on the website in the 'get involved' tab and there is also an e-petition. There is also a 'Day of Action' on 30th October in London.

Website: www.toomuchtoosoon.org/index.html

Petition: www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/uk-department-of-education-stop-developmentally-inappropriate-policy-making-in-the-early-years-2

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