19th November 2009 9:00
By Blue Tutors
The results of the Sats examinations taken by students in their final year of primary school will be published with the children’s assessment by teachers in their school, the BBC reports.
Ed Balls, the Education Secretary, has stated that further reforms are may be considered. With the debate over a full abandonment of externally marking continuing, Mr Balls said: “I’m absolutely not closing the door on long term reform, but we would only move away from externally marked tests if we were 100% confident we could provide for parents that objective assessment and validation“.
The general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, Mick Brookes, said:
“It is good to have teacher assessment acknowledged as being important as part of the way in which children’s work is assessed. Although it is a step in the right direction, it is not a step far enough yet. There are other things we need to secure our aims.
“NAHT will not rest until every child leaves their primary school with information about their academic progress that is 100% accurate.”
The teachers’ union, NASUWT, has attacked the plans as the “worst of all worlds for the classroom teacher“.
General secretary Chris Keates said that the change would also “create confusion for parents”.