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So, Govt has announced a "package of measures" it says will support schools around exams, tests and accountability: thread (1/5) @NEUnion @MoreThanScore
Exams
Advance notice of exam topics & aids for GSCEs and A-levels
No info for students on how disruption to learning due to pandemic will be taken into account
Uncertainty is causing students so much stress: unacceptable they don't know what's happening #FairGrade2021 (2/5)
Advance notice of exam topics & aids for GSCEs and A-levelsNo info for students on how disruption to learning due to pandemic will be taken into accountUncertainty is causing students so much stress: unacceptable they don't know what's happening #FairGrade2021 (2/5)
Primary tests
Year 2 SATs & some Year 6 papers scrapped
Year 6 SATs & other formal tests go ahead
Preparing for/doing these tests will waste valuable teaching time & put unnecessary pressure on kids. What's the point? #DropSATs2021 (3/5)
Year 2 SATs & some Year 6 papers scrappedYear 6 SATs & other formal tests go aheadPreparing for/doing these tests will waste valuable teaching time & put unnecessary pressure on kids. What's the point? #DropSATs2021 (3/5)
Ofsted/accountability
No Ofsted until Easter & usual league tables not published
No clarity for schools on who'll have access to test data
Fear of Ofsted etc drives lots of pointless practices in schools which divert attention from teaching and learning #StopOfsted2021 (4/5)
No Ofsted until Easter & usual league tables not publishedNo clarity for schools on who'll have access to test dataFear of Ofsted etc drives lots of pointless practices in schools which divert attention from teaching and learning #StopOfsted2021 (4/5)
In summary: this is a start and there are good things in here. But Govt must do better and wean itself off its addiction to tests and accountability measures which are totally irrelevant in a pandemic (5/5)
