Under the new system to be introduced in all primary schools this year, tests for seven-year-olds will continue, but schools will be given greater flexibility over how and when they are administered, and they will form part of a single overall assessment of each pupil. Currently the results of SATs in maths and English are submitted separately from teachers'
assessments.
Schools minister Stephen Twigg conceded, 'For seven-year- olds, a teacher's overall, rounded assessment of a child's progress through the year, underpinned by national tests, will provide a more accurate guide to their progress than their performance in one set of tasks and tests.'
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