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Call for school tests to be scrapped

ITN - Tuesday, May 13 09:29 am

The Government is facing calls from MPs to scrap the current system of national school tests. More »

MPs slam school tests
Reuters - Tuesday, May 13 09:20 am
LONDON (Reuters) - The government should scrap the current system of tests for school pupils because it risks damaging children and created an atmosphere where schools became focused on hitting targets, MPs said on Tuesday. More »
Clarity call over diploma plan
Press Assoc. - Tuesday, May 13 04:16 am
Schools Secretary Ed Balls must come clean over whether he wants to scrap A-levels and GCSEs, an influential committee of MPs said. More »
Calls To Cut Back On School Exams
SkyNews - Tuesday, May 13 02:58 am
Ministers are facing calls to abolish national school tests amid warnings that children's education has been "distorted" to meet Government targets. More »
Call to end national school tests
Press Assoc. - Tuesday, May 13 12:12 am
National school tests should be scrapped as the pressure to meet Government targets has denied children their right to a rounded education, say MPs. More »
Exam jam heaps pressure on pupils
ITN - Saturday, May 10 05:18 pm
Pupils preparing for exams are under even more pressure due to timetable problems, teachers have warned. More »
Tributes for murdered schoolboy
ITN - Tuesday, May 6 07:47 pm
A school is to hold a memorial service for a six-year-old pupil who was found murdered alongside his brother in a car. More »
Inspections deter teachers
ITN - Sunday, May 4 02:22 pm
The pressure of Ofsted inspections is deterring candidates from applying for headteachers' jobs, a new study claims. More »
School Inspections 'Threaten Recruitment'
SkyNews - Sunday, May 4 08:39 am
The pressure of school inspections by Ofsted is threatening the recruitment of headteachers, according to new research. More »