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Originally Posted by martyh
so why are the teachers boycotting this years tests if the government have acknowledged room for improvement ?
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Because no suggestions have been forthcoming..and I'm not defending the actions of the teachers boycotting these SATS tests.It's very unfair to do this to children who have been 'practising' to pass them for months.
The trouble is that the government likes SATs tests because they make it look like they are doing something about education and they can be made into league tables.
The SATs for 14 year olds were a waste of time.There is no need for tests in Year 9 with students about to choose options for GCSEs.It meant they were being externally examined 3 years in a row.I also never thought that SATs tests were particularly effective during the earlier years at primary education either as children develop at differing rates when they are so much younger(I'm coming to the conclusion that children should start school later anyway).
Negotiation should be the way..not boycotting.
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Originally Posted by martyh
i don't think that they are doing themselves any favours though ,the timing would seem to be a little bit off .surely the best time to address this issue would be WHEN we have a new government ,as it stands they just look like they are spoiling for a fight and since the tory policy is to replace the 11yr test with one at 14 anyway what's their problem ?
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Big mistake on the Tories part because unless they are GCSE orientated I fail to see how any test at 14 can be of any use to the students.
