Panders Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Anyone see this gem in the Daily Mail today? Four year olds will be tested as soon as they start primary school under sweeping government reforms of exams and league tables unveiled yesterday. From 2015 up to 600,000 will be given a baseline assessment in counting and letter and picture recognition within weeks of starting in reception class. The new tests for four year olds are being introduced to measure how well primary schools help their pupils progress until they leave at age 11. How long before this little initiative goes global I wonder? Will they really wait that long for the results? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catma Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 http://eyfs.info/forums/topic/39735-reforming-assessment-and-accountability-for-primary-schools/ My responses are here! 51% of people disagreed but still we get it. As they said on W1A this week - "I am listening, you're just not saying the right things." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It makes me so sad that the formal mechanics of education start so young. What about the nurturing, self esteem and care, that should happen in Early Years and is so important, does that somehow get lost by more data and assessments. Our children are being used like clinical trials, lets give this a go, that a go, my heart bleeds. Stop meddling and leave us alone. Sorry my little rants over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WChurchill Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Wonder if assessment will be in all areas or traditional mathematics and literacy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 this is the piece http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2591257/Pupils-tested-age-four-counting-letter-recognition-sweeping-government-reforms-exams.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catma Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Wonder if assessment will be in all areas or traditional mathematics and literacy? It will probably be minimum lit and maths if you are going to use it to measure progress to Yr6 - nothing else is tested in SATs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 humm already feeling worried for my sen and eal littlies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WChurchill Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks for link finleysmaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catma Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'm going to stop worrying about things i can't control. It will all be what it will be. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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