Baseline assessments of all primary school pupils in England face widespread oppositionPlans to roll out the testing of four-year-olds in their first weeks at school maintain been unveiled by the government in the face of widespread hostility from many teachers who maintain vowed to oppose the unusual assessments.
Ministers say the controversial unusual baseline assessments in reception classes will measure the progress a child makes from the start of primary school to the age of 11 and provide a fairer measure of the effectiveness of schools.[br]Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk