An inquiry into the chaos over this year’s Sats tests in England will strongly criticise the exams watchdog, the BBC learns.
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Posts on ‘December 14th, 2008’
Exams watchdog facing criticism
Exams chief quits over Sats fiasco
Ken Boston ‘taking responsibility’ for last summer’s scandal days before publication of independent report
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Lollipop shortage puts children at risk
Changes in benefits rules have meant the road safety job no longer suits pensioners
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Poorer pupils drop out after grants fiasco
Thousands of the most deprived teenagers in Britain could be forced to drop out of school or college because of the fiasco surrounding grants for 16 to 19-year-olds. Figures obtained by the Conservatives show that up to 16,000 students feel they have no choice but to quit if their education maintenance allowance (EMA) is further [...]
White pupils most likely to leave school at 16
White children are far keener to leave school at the earliest opportunity than those from any other ethnic group, according to the Centre for Market and Public Organisation, which analysed data from a survey of more than 14,000 14-year-olds in England.
While many white pupils want to leave school at 16 to find jobs, children from [...]
Dr Boston fails to pass the SATs exam
The head of the Government’s schools testing agency last night paid the price for the summer’s SATs exams fiasco.
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Exams chief quits over SATs fiasco
The head of the Government’s exams watchdog dramatically quit his £180,000-a-year job last night – days before an official inquiry is due to deliver a damning report on how his organisation handled this summer’s national curriculum tests fiasco.
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