The government has defended tests for Year 6 pupils across England, after some parents and teachers said a paper in this week's Sats was too difficult. One head teacher said the English reading ...

Parents and teachers of Year 6 pupils say a Sats reading paper was so difficult it left children in tears. One mother told the BBC that her child, who loves reading, was unable to finish the paper.

Last week, the NAHT expressed concerns over the Sats reading paper, saying it planned to raise the issue with exams regulator Ofqual and the STA. In the test, children had one hour to answer 38 ...

and consist of six papers which last between 30 minutes and an hour. Last week, the NAHT expressed concerns over the Sats reading paper, saying it planned to raise the issue with exams regulator ...

Sarah Hannafin, the union’s head of policy, said: “We are very concerned about reports from our members about the Sats reading paper. “Members have told us that the choice of texts was not ...