Mundesley Junior School

MAJOR REFORMS TO SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY INCLUDING AN END TO COMPULSORY NATIONAL TESTS FOR FOURTEEN YEAR OLDS.

But

Ed Balls said that externally marked Key Stage 2 tests were critically important and would continue as the key source of information for parents and the public about standards in primary schools.

‘Key Stage 2 tests are a robust, objective and consistent source of information for parents at a crucial transition point for their child, and a pupil’s performance at 11 in the core subjects reflects many years of learning at that school.’

Try the letters in the Guardian this morning.

One SAT down, two to go

I think James Williams has the key - assessment tasks to check pupil’s understanding and this was twenty years ago.

The fact is that children take SATs tests in Maths and English in years 3,4 & 5 which seems to be generally forgotten in these discussions.

Somewhat more corrosively ‘One correct answer‘ Jenni Russell in yesterdays Guardian.