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Poor attainment of summer-born pupils limits their options for higher education, study suggests

August-born pupils achieve worse exam results, on average, than children born in September, simply because they are 11 months younger when they sit national achievement tests, a new study finds.

More than three hours of TV a day linked to anti-social behaviour in children

Children are at increased risk of behaviour problems if they spend three or more hours a day watching television, an analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study reveals.

Mother’s age, education and ethnicity can predict operative birth, study finds

Social and demographic factors such as mothers age, education level and ethnicity can predict the likelihood of having an operative birth, according to new research based on the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS).