The second investigative journalism link I came across that may be of interest examines the testing situation in UK schools. The title says it all: Tested to destruction
I can only say how bonkers all this testing is when I recall the abject stress of having to take exams at age 16! Never mind sets of exams at 7, 11, 14. Pure madness.
It's bizarre that the resources that go into all this testing are not applied to help children with learning disabilities to overcome them.
This culture (and it's not limited to England) of assessment is increasingly bizarre and pointless since the supports and resources are not inplace to support children to overcome challenge. It's all about governments having excel worksheets full of figures that do little but stress out teachers and do a signicant disservice to children.
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