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The government is scrapping national tests for 14-year-olds following this summer’s Sats fiasco. Ed Balls, schools secretary, made the announcement to the Commons this afternoon. He plans for internal teacher assessments to be used from 2009 onwards. “Over the last seven years we have fallen behind as a country in every external measurement of educational… Read more »
Parents and students still need to be convinced about the credibility of diplomas, a committee of MPs has found. The public accounts committee (PAC) wants the government to improve collaboration between consortia of schools and colleges to improve the diplomas’ rollout. Shadow children’s secretary Michael Gove said: “Not only are there problems with patchy provision,… Read more »
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