My daughter is so stressed out about the SATs in May that she is sleep walking at least three times a week? I think all parents should have their children off sick that week in May, as I intend to do!
The year 6 teacher at our school,is rude, arrogant, has no people skills and has been scaring the children with Sats since last September.
I was so incensed by the remark of our teacher who stated that SPELLING and SCIENCE are no longer tested that after his rude and flippant response to a concern I raised, I resigned as the Chair of the Governing Body. He also being a governor (quite an insignificant one, I might add?) I felt his high ranking status for achieving results was at odds with his appalling ability to reduce his pupils to tears at Parent Consultation meetings and having a poor reputation with parents, both past and present.
Please be assured that these needless tests are purely to assess the standards of teaching and NOT the ability of the child. With an older child at Secondary school, I speak with experience when I say that all the year 7 children were put into a "Mixed Ability" group. At the end of year 7 the staff made their own appraisals of the childrens abilities and placed them in sets accordingly for year 8.
I am sick and tired of having my children frightened, stressed and even bullied into believing that they must perform well. My child is not 11 until July?
What a shame that the teacher I refer to is an EX Secondary School Teacher, preferring to teach at Primary Level? (I am sure you will draw your own conclusions with that?)
Unfortunately, whilst he strives to instill fear and a sense of being unworthy into my daughter, he has overlooked the fact that he is "Out of Touch" with Secondary Education.
A disgrace to the teaching profession but a sad man who obviously has a lot of insecurities?
I feel strongly against these tests and have spent the last 7 months trying to reassure my daughter, despite the fact that she already "Lacks Confidence" (according to this school)
How Ironic that this "Trait", which past and experienced teachers have identified and worked tirelessly to address has been destroyed in 7 months at the hands of an inexperienced, deluded and unproffessional MONSTER?
I too hope that your dd makes a full and complete recovery, but PLEASE don't worry about SATs, they really are, NOT worth the paper that they are written on!
Perhaps we should ALL visit our GP for that week in May and discuss the STRSS that our 10/11 year olds are unecessarily enduring?