Seeing beyond the test scores
A West Yorkshire member on their light touch approach to making pupils 'secondary ready', not 'SATs ready'.
Topic: Assessment
Curriculum
We should be developing a curriculum for children and young people that supports the democratic values of a diverse Britain.
Support for primary assessment alternatives
Many other organisations are calling for change. It is essential that Government listens to them.
Marking policy checklist
The aim of this policy checklist on marking is assist NEU reps to assess whether a policy to manage marking and feedback is acceptable.
Ofsted inspection: Advice for school leaders in England
The NEU advice for school leaders during Ofsted inspections and at all other times.
PAC report : A lost generation in education
This new report spells out the worrying trends that schools have been seeing since the pandemic. The Government must ensure that funding for the NTP is adequate and long-term, invest in educators.
KS2 SATs 2023
A punishing, demotivating experience for many pupils and staff
Parents and heads YouGov survey on SATs
The views of education staff and parents have been made clear in More Than a Score’s research. Engagement with, and excitement about learning is not well served by SATs preparation or the SATs pressure.
Stop toxic testing
Few countries put their children through high-stakes tests as often as England does.
Invalid value-added measures in post-16 education
Qualifications certificate student achievement. They are not designed to measure school, college, teacher or lecturer performance.
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