The government has announced mandatory reading, writing and maths tests for primary schools.
From next year, schools will be required to test the ability of five year olds to link sounds and letters at 20 and 40 weeks of schooling.
From years 3-8, schools would have to test children’s reading, writing and maths twice a year using either e-asTTle or Progressive Assessment Tests (PATs).
We have a young-ish one that has severe anxiety issues I cant see that being a good environment for her - lucky we started to homeschool both girls at the start of this year and dont have to put up with this crap