A headteacher has written a letter to her local MP saying the SATs tests ‘must go’ after her pupils were left in tears by the pressure. Kerry Forrester who is head of Tarporley C of E Primary School in Tarporley, Cheshire, posted her action on Twitter and urged other teachers to do the same thing.
Year 6 children are sitting the tests this week, which are statutory assessments taken by youngsters at the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The MEN reports Ms Forrester said: “Today was not acceptable. I cannot believe what we put our 10 and 11 year old children through for the government. SATS must go. Today I have written to my MP and urge you to do the same.”
People who responded on Twitter saying their children had similar experiences with the exams this year seeming to be particularly tough. Rebecca Pain replied: “My daughter said today’s paper was horrible.”
