Welcome response to NAHT letter to Schools Minister Nick Gibb
The government has announced today that the reception baseline does not work as a measure of pupil progress. It is hard to avoid saying 'we told you so'.
Two weeks ago NAHT achieved three changes to this year's arrangements for writing assessment: the return of the date to the end of June; a commitment not to rely on 2016 data for intervention and the...
Statistics generated by the government are increasingly dubious
Transparency for parents is valuable, but league tables highlight only one part of what is happening in schools
We need a system that gets more exam grades right first time, not one that needs to be continually challenged
NAHT have urged CIE to complete outstanding enquiries as rapidly as possible and have also sought reassurances that last summer's difficulties will not be repeated in 2016. NAHT are keen to ensure...
These new proposals are a further restriction on school autonomy
A fundamental review of testing is needed
Dubious conclusions drawn by the government