As reported by the BBC, parents of Year 2 pupils at a Suffolk school have boycotted SATs, believing them to be “ruining” their children’s education Parents of children at Bealings School in Suffolk have shown [read more]
The education secretary, Damian Hinds, wrote in the Sunday Telegraph on 21 April about the importance of SATs, weighing in on a national debate regarding pupil stress levels and whether these exams are necessary Damian [read more]
The ASCL has commented on Labour’s plan to scrap SATs altogether, following the news that teachers may be boycotting these exams Last month, teachers called on the government to scrap SATs – something the Labour [read more]
As reported by the BBC, the head of an academy trust ordered teachers to teach their pupils SAT content, allowing them to cheat The BBC has unearthed evidence that shows Silver Birch Academy Trust primary [read more]
According to a new YouGov survey, the vast majority of primary school teachers believe SATs are too stressful for children and should be scrapped Following last week’s comments from the ASCL suggesting that GCSEs are [read more]
With the primary school league table now freely available to read, analysis has shown that disadvantaged pupils continue to lag behind – but the achievement gap is closing slowly The new primary school league table [read more]
The latest SAT results show 64% of pupils achieved the government standard – but what of the remaining 36%? The latest key stage 2 SAT results have been released, and they show that 64% of [read more]
The NEU conducted a survey which shows how teachers really feel about SATs and their impact on pupils – and the results are far from positive Results of a survey by the National Education Union [read more]
Children are under too much pressure from primary school tests, say 63% of parents of seven to 14-year-olds polled, with nearly half of them whose child has taken a primary SAT test (48%) saying their [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Hull Daily Mail A “pioneering” Hull primary school is only giving its pupils one week off at Easter this year – and says the change will be [read more]
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