Campaigners and headteachers express alarm at ‘draconian’ assessments,which they say will inhibit (restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent) creativityThe government’s pedantic new spelling tests for primary school children will stifle creativity and discriminate against pupils with dyslexia, teachers and campaigners own warned.
The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) said it has been inundated with calls from primary headteachers who are alarmed approximately the new system, and which will require 10- and 11-year-olds to correctly spell more than 100 key words before they are judged to own reach expected educational standards. The system will arrive into effect for exams taking place this summer.
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Source: theguardian.com