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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Jasmine Norden

Sats ‘devastating’ for Send pupils, Motherland star and parent campaigners say

Campaigners are calling on the Education Secretary to reconsider reforming primary Sats (PA) - (PA Archive)

Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin and a group of parents are warning that primary school tests have “devastating effects” for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send).

Along with 22 parent groups and campaigners, Maxwell Martin, who has spoken previously about navigating the Send system as a parent, is calling on the Education Secretary to reconsider reforming primary Sats.

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