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Headteachers’ lack of faith in SATs sees pupils face barrage of tests

Published on April 23, 2013,

Children are facing a battery of new exams at the start of secondary school because head teachers refuse to believe the outcome of “spoon-fed” SATs tests taken at the end of primary education, according to Government research. This is from the Telegraph…

Pupils are being forced to sit a wave of aptitude tests amid growing distrust over the outcome of formal exams taken at the age of 11, it was revealed. (more…)

 

‘Back-to-basics’ grammar tests for 11-year-olds revealed

Published on December 18, 2012,

New spelling, punctuation and grammar tests for 11-year-old pupils as well as proposed plans for a new higher maths qualification have been revealed today as part of Michael Gove’s plans to improve literacy and numeracy in schools. This is from the Telegraph…

A new ‘back-to-basics’ test of spelling, punctuation and grammar to be sat by up to 600,000 primary school students from next summer was unveiled today by the Department for Education. (more…)

 

Philosophy lessons key to school’s SATs success

Published on December 14, 2012,

Philosophy lessons have a London primary school record the top SATs test scores in England for the second year in a row, the school’s headmistress claimed today. This is from the Telegraph…

Philosophy lessons have played a key role in ensuring a London primary school recorded the best SATs test scores in England for the second year in a row, the school’s headmistress claimed today. (more…)

 

Primary school league tables published today

Published on December 13, 2012,

Primary school league tables for England will be published today. The tables show how more than 14,000 primary schools in England performed on a range measures linked to national curriculum tests, also known as Sats. This is from the BBC…

The tables keep schools accountable and enhance parental choice, ministers say. (more…)

 

Growing numbers of private schools are scrapping “crude” Sats tests amid claims they damage children’s education

Published on September 22, 2012,

Growing numbers of private schools are scrapping “crude” Sats tests amid claims they damage children’s education, it has emerged. Less than a fifth of independent preparatory schools now voluntarily stage exams in the three-Rs for 11-year-olds – half the number in the late-90s. This is from the Telegraph…

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More primary school pupils hit their Sats targets for English and maths

Published on September 21, 2012,

Latest figures from the DfE shows the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in English and maths this year is higher than ever in England although changes to the way written English standards are measured mean the results are not directly comparable. This is from the Guardian…

More primary school pupils than ever have reached national curriculum standards for English and mathematics in England, with the proportion attaining the expected level in this year’s Sats tests for children aged around 11 rising by three to four percentage points. (more…)

 

Despite Sats improvements, one quarter of 11-year-olds are ‘struggling in the three-Rs’

Published on September 21, 2012,

In their report on the latest Sats tests for this summer’s primary school leaders, the Telegraph reports that whilst results show a marked improvement on the previous year, nearly a quarter will be starting secondary school lacking a proper appreciation of reading, writing and arithmetic…

More than 135,000 pupils left primary school this summer with a poor grasp of the three-Rs, despite a sharp improvement in national results, it emerged today. (more…)

 
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