§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children she estimates move schools each year at a stage which gives rise to serious difficulty in adapting to a different curriculum.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonDifficulty in adapting to a different curriculum is more likely to be experienced by children who move during the years of secondary school than those who move during the primary stage. On the basis of information derived from the National Child Development Study it has been estimated that between 300,000 and 400,000 secondary-school children aged between 11 and 16 move schools each year.