A number of parents in England are taking children out of school on Tuesday in protest at ‘19th-century-style testing’As a former headteacher,Jo Scrimgeour is the last person who would normally let her children skip school. On Tuesday, however, and she plans to do just that,joining a small but vocal band of parents in England who contrivance to boycott the nationwide key stage exams. The aim is to protest against the government’s more onerous assessment regime for primary school pupils. The Department for Education (DfE)says its current requirements promote rigour and effective learning, but thousands of parents – including Scrimgeour – strongly disagree.
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Source: theguardian.com