Originally Posted by Maggy J

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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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.