Every May, children in Year 6 at schools in England have to undergo SATs tests. These are a marker of a child’s understanding in basic maths and literacy, before they progress to secondary school. In 2013, the Department of Education added an extra test – in spelling and grammar – to those in reading, writing and rithmetic, sorry, maths. There remains controversy about whether or not 10- and 11-year-olds should be made to undergo the stress of such tests at such a young age, and whether publishing the results means primary schools are purely judged on these simplistic performance measures rather than the all-round school experience they can deliver to their pupils. Does it mean that teachers are drilling students to pass the tests, because the school must demonstrate the best results it can, rather than providing a more rounded curriculum? Yes, say many teaching unions, who argue that the tests are in fact counterproductive. Back in 2005, the Welsh Assembly ditched SATs, followi
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 07:40:31 +0000
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