This is aimed more at parents and teachers, but anyone is welcome!
How are the National Curriculum and assessment changes affecting you?
The Y6 SATS changes are having a tremendous impact on morale this time round and you can certainly feel the change in attitude from year to year. Many of the children I've spoken to have explained that it isn't just the changes that are affecting them: the wording of the grading is affecting them more than anything - hasn't met the required level, is exceeding the required level and the like.
I'm currently teaching in Y3/4 and it hasn't gotten any better in my class. I've been met with cries of - when will we ever need to know or use this, on more than one occasion. I expect to hear this from GCSE students as opposed to primary students. Again, the wording of the grading is affecting my lowed in particular - are we not good enough to be in Yr3? It's disheartening to have to speak to parents whose children made accelerated progress in KS1 to finish at 'meeting expectations', to now be at a point where they've been pushed back again as if they've made no progress at all!
How are the changes affecting your children/schools?
How are the National Curriculum and assessment changes affecting you?
The Y6 SATS changes are having a tremendous impact on morale this time round and you can certainly feel the change in attitude from year to year. Many of the children I've spoken to have explained that it isn't just the changes that are affecting them: the wording of the grading is affecting them more than anything - hasn't met the required level, is exceeding the required level and the like.
I'm currently teaching in Y3/4 and it hasn't gotten any better in my class. I've been met with cries of - when will we ever need to know or use this, on more than one occasion. I expect to hear this from GCSE students as opposed to primary students. Again, the wording of the grading is affecting my lowed in particular - are we not good enough to be in Yr3? It's disheartening to have to speak to parents whose children made accelerated progress in KS1 to finish at 'meeting expectations', to now be at a point where they've been pushed back again as if they've made no progress at all!
How are the changes affecting your children/schools?