Thousands of Sats test papers are to be graded again after being ... compounded by clear examples of poor or inadequate marking, can be dispiriting for pupils and parents.' He added that the ...

More than 35,000 Sats papers taken by England's 11-year-olds ... led to a completely new level being awarded, for example from level three to level four, although grades can be lowered as well ...

The Big SATs Sit-in was set up by an alliance of parents, teachers, heads and education experts who claim SATs place a huge burden on pupils, teachers and parents. Months are spent preparing for ...

Claire Fyfe, who runs Bright Sparks Tuition in Coleshill, helped the Birmingham Mail put together this sample test in the summer term of 2016 when the new, more rigorous SATs papers for English ...

Teachers who warned the Key Stage 2 SATs exams in 2016 were “harder than expected” have been vindicated by a report showing the tests were “more challenging” than sample materials provided.

In 2016, more rigorous SATs papers were introduced to reflect the ... and that of course you know your nouns from your adjectives, but now this sample SATs quiz will find out for sure.

The SATs testing shambles deepened ... is demanding that pupils' papers are remarked. She said the scheme is a fiasco and released two examples to highlight the problems. The papers were both ...

Reading levels among Year 6 pupils in England have fallen, after a controversial Sats paper, which some teachers and parents said was too hard. Scoring was moderated so that pupils needed fewer ...

Parents at several schools in our region joined a protest today against how children are tested at primary level - by trying some SATs papers for themselves. Campaign group 'More Than A Score ...