The BBC reports that head teachers and teachers in England are threatening to boycott next year’s national Sats tests in primary school.
The National Association of Head Teachers and the NUT teaching union say the tests taken by seven and 11-year-olds damage children and schools.
They want assessments by teachers instead, and an end to league tables based on the 11-year-olds’ results.
I could write a whole lot about this, but I’ve already said most of it in previous posts. Instead I think I’ll just give a big ‘HA HA’ a la Nelson from the Simpsons.
What is the government’s enlightened response?
A spokesman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families said: “These tests are important as they allow parents to see how their children and local schools are doing.
“Any attempt to boycott them could undermine this, and risk removing a basic right from parents.
Good ol’ DCSF. Glad to see they are now, at this late hour, finally interested in upholding ‘parental rights’. Perhaps all the home educators can stop worrying about the consultation. (HA HA)
“Good ol’ DCSF. Glad to see they are now, at this late hour, finally interested in upholding ‘parental rights’.”
Good grief, the sheer hypocrisy on the part of the DCSF! What parental right is that that I missed, I wonder?
By: Carlotta on March 28, 2009
at 8:42 am