Teachers have gained some skills, but the GPS test is not an effective means of helping pupils become better writers.
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Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their peers.
The new government needs to tread carefully as it looks to reintroduce standardised testing. A one size fits all approach to testing students can have negative consequences for everyone involved.
Would formal exams be a better, and fairer, measure of pupil performance than teacher assessments?
Do they really matter?
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