Grace Evans

Still too much testing in schools?

It’s a common complaint from students, teachers, the press, and even the odd politician: there’s just too much testing in schools.

Following the recent release of OCR’s report, Striking the balance: A review of 11-16 curriculum and assessment in England, chaired by Charles Clarke, we thought it was time to revisit this idea. 

Assessment & Wellbeing

I left teaching because there were ten-year-old children in tears over the SATs in my class.

There...