‘Twas the day before SATs, when all through the land, pupils were working to teachers’ astound. The Key Stage SATs are upon us again. A combination of anticipation, loathing, acceptance and fear may be in the minds of many Year 6 teachers and senior leaders today. Continue reading
It has taken time but I sense some of the fog is clearing in the post-levels World. The title is a simple statement I make when speaking at various conferences about assessment; you could almost see the penny drop with attendees. Far too many schools replaced levels with something that looked like levels and was equally as flawed and meaningless. Continue reading
It was one of those accountability Twitter debates; I had deliberately managed to stay well out of it (despite being tagged in tweets) for about 48 hours; then my fingers itched, ire was raised and there I was again. Continue reading