Plans for new primary school grammar tests in England will hold a “gun to the head” of teachers, experts say. The National Association for the Teaching of English says a revised focus on spelling, grammar and punctuation will “impoverish” teaching. … Continue reading →
Many say it revealed little that teachers did not already know. More than 550,000 children aged 5-6 were the first to take the government’s contentious phonics screening test this week. Their headteachers’ response to the dubious honour was, unsurprisingly, that … Continue reading →
As six-year-olds across England prepared to take the Government’s controversial new reading test, three teaching unions raised fresh concerns that the check is ‘’flawed’’ and could do more damage than good. They suggested that including made-up words will frustrate youngsters … Continue reading →
Leaders of three teaching unions have written to MPs urging a rethink of the phonics checks for six-year olds which are starting in schools. The unions say the controversial tests are an expensive way to tell schools what they already … Continue reading →