Assessment campaign

After Covid-19, we need reform of our assessment and exams systems to make them fit for the future.

Secondary assessment

After the fiasco of the 2020 exam results, Government must make sure GCSE and A-level students in 2021 are rewarded for their achievements and none are disadvantaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

What you can do:

Watch NEU member Rafia Hussain explain why she took action to campaign for fair grades for students this year

Share our petition to help us to pressure the Government for fairness for GCSE and A-level students in 2021

Read the proposals put to Government by the NEU and other unions for awarding exam grades fairly in 2021

Primary assessment

The high-stakes testing system in primary schools is not fit for purpose. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted even further the flaws in this system. The union is opposed to the Government’s plan for all primary statutory tests to go ahead in 2021 and is working with More Than A Score to campaign against this.

What you can do:

Sign the More Than A Score petition to help us call on the Government to drop SATs and other formal primary tests this school year

Find out more about the NEU’s proposals for an alternative to Government primary tests

Download our resources to help you campaign against high-stakes tests in your school or local area

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Primary assessment

After Covid-19, the last thing children, teachers and primary schools need is Government tests.