Reception Baseline providers not comparable.

[juliewilk]

Has anyone else seen this?

 

'A study, commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), is understood to have found that tests from the three chosen providers for baseline assessments of reception children cannot easily be compared – putting the policy’s future in doubt.'

 

Here's the full article

 

http://schoolsweek.co.uk/exclusive-baseline-assessments-could-be-scrapped-over-comparability-concerns/?mc_cid=f34b4e5283&mc_eid=718fe274fe

 

 

[Guest]

Would seem that testing was what what wanted all along, and now this will be a reason to impose a 'school readiness' test on everyone.

Sad times.

Thank you for the link.

[eyfs1966]

is anyone other than the DfE surprised?????

[juliewilk]

My thoughts exactly!