Ssts

[Marika20]

HELP PLEASE,my child's Head teacher has withdrawn my child from taking sats, can anyone tell me if the head is breaking the law doing this ,, thanks

Have they given a reason?

Someone with proper knowledge will be along in a minute I expect.

BUT

presuming this is y6, I think that if your child is performing below level 3 they don't need to be entered (because what is the point of subjecting your child to a test they can't do), BUT they will still appear on the statistics.

So as far as I understand, the only benefit of withdrawing a child is to your child, not the school.

x- post with tiggy.

Would the same reasoning apply for Yr 2 SATs?

I think so what but y2 levels are reported on Teacher Assessment anyway, not the tests which only inform the assessment. A child working at below level 1 would in the same way not be able to access the tests.

Thanks tween, Ds is entering Yr 2 on P scales so it will be interesting to see what the school do with him next year.

If your child is working below the level of the tests he will not be entered in the tests that's the law.
In KS2
"Children who are assessed as working below level 3 of the national curriculum and who are not expected to reach this level by May 2014 must be registered as below the level during the pupil registration process. They should be marked as ‘B’ on the test attendance register and should not sit the test."

In KS1 any child working below level 1 will not be entered for the tests -

What mrz said.