If Labour get elected, Corbyn says that he will abolish primary school SATs.
“Instead, Labour would introduce alternative assessments which would be based on "the clear principle of understanding the learning needs of every child."”
I’m sure some on here would think that this is a great idea, but to me it sounds like a poorly thought-out headline grabber that will cause more problems than it solves. What then for school accountability at primary and secondary? What on earth does he mean by ‘alternative assessments’ (sounds like a ‘we’ll fill in the details of that later’ policy that will be a total bodge job).
Wales went down this route and their educational standards have gone in totally the wrong direction.
I’m sure that they should be less high stakes and not allowed to distort the Y6 curriculum the way they do (tales of breakfast and Easter revision sessions for 11 year olds are horrifying) but am unconvinced that ditching them is a positive move for education.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-47950985
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noblegiraffe · 16/04/2019 21:20
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