Posts about: national curriculum tests

Sats – why bringing back tests for 14-year-olds could help disadvantaged students

Sats – why bringing back tests for 14-year-olds could help disadvantaged students

The UK government is reportedly considering bringing back national curriculum tests (known as Sats) for 14-year-olds in England. The reasons cited were that, without formal assessment to mark the end of key stage three (KS3 – years seven, eight and nine of secondary school) children were at risk of losing focus, and losing out. The KS3 Sats were […]…