Tests hurt children, say MPs

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telegraph.co.uk     May 10, 2008            

An obsession with targets is blighting the education of English children, MPs claim. ... A report on assessment by the all-party children, schools and families committee will condemn the way the results of national exams are used both as political capital and to compare... [read full story]                    

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Testing times for tests

bloggers4labour.org     May 10, 2008          

A lot of nonsense is talked about schools tests. And if today's Guardian is to be believed, we are in for a lot more over the coming week. Before we get carried away with it all, let's remember a few facts.First, the only compulsory national tests are those taken at 11 and 14 in English, Maths...                    

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