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Testing is the only way to drive up standards

Testing is the only way to drive up standards

I am deeply disappointed that the government looks to have caved into parent and teacher pressure, with SATs for seven-year-olds set to be scrapped. This is the latest example of successive governments losing their nerve on testing. First SATs for 14 year-olds were shelved, and now the government is planning to scrap those for seven-year-olds,…

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Strike out test protests

Strike out test protests

On Tuesday the news bulletins were filled with scenes of happy children stomping through woods and playing among nature. But this wasn’t because the bank holiday had been extended – no, these children should have been at school. It was the first ‘kids strike’ when thousands of parents deliberately kept their children away from school…

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