SATs

Attainment data - what every school leader needs to know
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- Data expert James Pembroke drills down into how progress will be measured from KS1 assessments
Greater depth - how to spot it
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- GDS is the holy grail of writing assessment, says Daisy Christodoulou - but what exactly does it look like?
There’s no room for statutory assessments in the midst of a pandemic
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- Over 1,200 heads and senior leaders sign More Than A Score’s open letter calling for tests to be dropped in the time of COVID-19...
Should SATs go ahead in 2021?
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- Matthew Kleiner-Mann discusses the pros and cons of SATs in a Covid-19 world...
This Year’s SATs – What Have We Learnt?
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- Are we expecting this year’s KS2 SATs to tell us more than is reasonable? And have the nature of the test questions subtly shifted? Two Y6 teachers give us their take…
SATs Are Damaging Schools
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- Rather than look only at the scores, we must face up to the wider impact that SATs are having, says Nansi Ellis
4 Ways to Reward Year 6 Pupils with an Amazing Post-SATs Trip
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- We look at some of options available when it comes to rewarding your Year 6s for their efforts during the assessment season...
David Laws Talks PISA, Assessments And ‘Hands-On’ Policymaking
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- The former Schools Minister and now head of the Education Policy Institute shares his thoughts on how English schools compare globally, and recalls some ‘hands-on’ policymaking...