22nd March 2019
Acceptance is a dangerous thing: we owe it to our children and their future to change the system
Acceptance is a dangerous thing. SATs? No problem…the children aren’t particularly worried…we aren’t putting any extra pressure on them. We’re […]
18th March 2019
Primary school leaders deliver damning verdict on high-pressure testing
A government that doesn’t listen; a narrowed curriculum; unnecessary pressure on children and teachers, and concerns for the well-being […]
29th January 2019
Play not tests at 4. Join our chalk protest.
This September, the government begins a pilot of its new English and maths tests for four-year-olds. Children in reception will […]
16th January 2019
Baseline assessment: out of the frying pan, into the fire
Primary school leaders will soon be faced with a dilemma. The government will be encouraging them to join a trial run of tests on four-year-olds starting school next September. Should they go along with baseline assessment as a trade-off for removing statutory testing at the end of Key Stage One? Or would this be swapping one nightmare for another, and storing up big problems for the future?
5th December 2018
Hundreds of parents join the Big SATs Sit-in
Parents across the country joined the Big SATs Sit-in to protest against the way primary school pupils are tested.
