Politicians say children are under too much pressure and not able to develop their social skills and enjoy learning
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Over half-a-million year six pupils across the UK have finished their SATs.
These are the last remaining SATs (Scholastic Assessment Test) that have yet to be abolished by the Government.
Key Stage 3 SATs were scrapped in 2008 and Key Stage 1 SATs will no longer be compulsory from 2023.
Primary school testing has been the subject of much scrutiny and divide amongst teachers, parents and MPs.
“Anxiety and a sense of failure”
Politicians say children are under too much pressure and not able to develop their social skills and enjoy learning.
On Wednesday, MPs discussed whether the tests should be scrapped. Labour MP for Canterbury, Rosie Duffield, asked the Prime Minister:
“As this is Mental Health Awareness Week, does the prime minister agree with the Labour Party that it is time to scrap tests for pre-teenage children such as SATs and, in Kent, the 11-plus, which we know cause them to experience stress, anxiety and a sense of failure?”
Mrs May replied: “What is important, as children go through their education, is that we make sure they are receiving the right education for them and we make sure that schools are providing the right quality of education.’’
“Terrible, retrograde step”
It has been widely reported by teachers that yesterday’s maths papers were harder than expected.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced last month that, should Labour come to power, it would abolish SATs.
However, schools minister Nick Gibb said at the time that abolishing the tests would be a “terrible, retrograde step”.
The Key Stage 2 SATs tests are taken by around 600,000 pupils in Year 6. The results will be returned to schools on 9 July.
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Over half-a-million year six pupils across the UK have finished their SATs.
These are the last remaining SATs (Scholastic Assessment Test) that have yet to be abolished by the Government.
Key Stage 3 SATs were scrapped in 2008 and Key Stage 1 SATs will no longer be compulsory from 2023.
Primary school testing has been the subject of much scrutiny and divide amongst teachers, parents and MPs.
“Anxiety and a sense of failure”
Politicians say children are under too much pressure and not able to develop their social skills and enjoy learning.
On Wednesday, MPs discussed whether the tests should be scrapped. Labour MP for Canterbury, Rosie Duffield, asked the Prime Minister:
“As this is Mental Health Awareness Week, does the prime minister agree with the Labour Party that it is time to scrap tests for pre-teenage children such as SATs and, in Kent, the 11-plus, which we know cause them to experience stress, anxiety and a sense of failure?”
Mrs May replied: “What is important, as children go through their education, is that we make sure they are receiving the right education for them and we make sure that schools are providing the right quality of education.’’
“Terrible, retrograde step”
It has been widely reported by teachers that yesterday’s maths papers were harder than expected.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced last month that, should Labour come to power, it would abolish SATs.
However, schools minister Nick Gibb said at the time that abolishing the tests would be a “terrible, retrograde step”.
The Key Stage 2 SATs tests are taken by around 600,000 pupils in Year 6. The results will be returned to schools on 9 July.
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