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).

  • Dave@lemmy.nzOPM
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    5 months ago

    Sorry, posted to wrong community. Removing the old and putting this here.

    My comment from the other post:

    This is so dumb. I particularly dispise the idea of testing 5 year olds. Many countries, especially ones we compare ourselves with, don’t start school until 6 or 7. Hell, we don’t require school until 6. We know that forcing young kids into academics before they are ready can be detrimental to their later learning, which is why the first couple of years only have casual learning and lots of social interaction to build those skills.

    Could the government be wrong? No! It is the experts who are wrong.