‘moral case’ for baseline assessment and SATs boycott, union leader Kevin Courtney
There is a “moral case” for teachers to boycott the planned baseline assessment of four-year-olds, the leader of the National Education Union (NEU) has said has said.
The Government’s overhaul of primary assessment includes plans to introduce an assessment of children in reception, which will be used as a starting point to measure their progress during their time in primary school.
It is due to be piloted in 2019, before being rolled out nationally the following year.
The plans have proved controversial, with the More than a Score coalition claiming young children “will be pushed into a world of high-stakes assessment”, but the NAHT Head Teachers’ union has “cautiously welcomed” the plans.
The NUT section of the NEU teaching union will debate boycotting the baseline assessment, as well as Key Stage 2 tests, at its annual conference over Easter.
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