A survey of almost 300 primary headteachers condemns the negative impact of SATs across all school years.
Preparation for SATs is having a direct impact on younger children and across all year groups, not just Year 6, the survey of almost 300 primary headteachers reveals.
Dr Alice Bradbury, UCL Institute of Education, surveyed 288 primary school headteachers between March and June, and conducted 20 in-depth interviews for the campaign group More Than A Score.
The report Pressure, anxiety and collateral damage: the headteachers’ verdict on SATs reveals a range of concerns.
One head commented that ‘preparation starts as soon as the three-year-olds step through the door’, while another said, ‘We’re really aware now that the work starts right from the moment they enter the school in Nursery.’
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