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Yr 6 SATS Support the Teachers?

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lupino · 27/03/2016 23:13

Im just wondering, now that the teachers are going to ballot on boycotting the SATS, whether and how we can support them? There seem to be rational arguments both for and against SATS but, in my view, the teachers are best placed to judge what is best for our children - when they are not being pressurised by the powers that be to produce quantifiable results. So - lets give the people best placed to judge some real clout by backing them up. The question then becomes how best do we do this?

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defunctedusername · 27/03/2016 23:44

Why dont we support the pupils to pass these sats, why undermine children's education?

Redlocks28 · 27/03/2016 23:35

SATs have changed ridiculously this year. They have been made much harder and levels removed. Cynically, one might say that the results will be used to show that standards have fallen so state schools must be abolished.

As a parent, I will 100% be behind the teachers.

tiggytape · 27/03/2016 23:32

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Fanjango · 27/03/2016 23:27

They've got much harder. Many high profile writers state they couldn't pass the SPaG test. Look up Michael Rosen, former children's laureate. The test is forcing children to learn things that even academics aren't sure are true or needed. Teachers are having to try and teach 11 year olds things that most adults don't know. They are stressed and know it's pointless. Why not support them?

defunctedusername · 27/03/2016 23:22

But sats are quite a good measurement why would teachers boycott them?

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