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papa smurf · 09-05-2010, 16:35

Tens of thousands of primary school children are expected to miss their Sats tomorrow as a boycott of the tests kicks off across the country.

Rising numbers of schools in England have confirmed they will be joining a boycott, with headteachers at more than 1,000 schools already informing their local authorities they will not be administering the tests.

At its annual conference in Liverpool last weekend, the NAHT claimed its members were being threatened with the prospect of having their pay docked for taking part.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0nRVrC7n9

i was always under the impression that heads and teachers alike where paid to do there job not dictate what they believe is right or wrong in the education system and dictate Government policy .
or am i missing something here ?

09-05-2010, 16:35	#1
papa smurf vox populi vox dei Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: the last resort Services: every thing Posts: 14,859	students to miss Sats Tens of thousands of primary school children are expected to miss their Sats tomorrow as a boycott of the tests kicks off across the country. Rising numbers of schools in England have confirmed they will be joining a boycott, with headteachers at more than 1,000 schools already informing their local authorities they will not be administering the tests. At its annual conference in Liverpool last weekend, the NAHT claimed its members were being threatened with the prospect of having their pay docked for taking part. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0nRVrC7n9 i was always under the impression that heads and teachers alike where paid to do there job not dictate what they believe is right or wrong in the education system and dictate Government policy . or am i missing something here ? __________________ To be or not to be, woke is the question Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous wokedome, Or to take arms against a sea of wokies. And by opposing end them.