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Are kids born in the summer better behaved?

12:00am Friday 30th July 2010 content supplied by Netmums

If you gave birth in the summer then your child is more likely to be well behaved, a new study has indicated.

However, they tend to do worse in exams than those born during other seasons.

According to the findings from the Higher Education Policy Institute – which was set up in 2002 to identify and explore policy issues on higher education, as well as to raise awareness and stimulate discussion - the main reason there is an attainment gap is because of the month they were put into school.

Approximately 50 per cent of youngsters achieve five A* to C-grade GCSEs, but the chances of those born in June, July or August hitting those targets is six percentage points lower.

"To put this in context, 10,000 summer-born children fail to achieve this standard at GCSE, which influences their chances of progressing to A-levels and beyond, purely because they are the youngest pupils," the report stated.

The findings have sparked a debate about what age kids should start school.

From September 2011, children will be able to go in the September after their fourth birthday.

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