The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on the campaign trail in Leyland, Lancashire, before his appearance at the National Education Union conference in Liverpool DANNY LAWSON/PAAll primary school Sats will be scrapped by a Labour government to relieve the “extreme pressure” on young pupils and their teachers, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The national testing regime would be replaced by a more flexible system to “prepare children for life, not just for exams”, the Labour leader pledged. A consultation in the summer will consider alternatives to Sats, which could be in the form of schools doing their own assessments, Mr Corbyn said. Labour sources admitted that this would mean the end of primary school league tables, which many parents use when choosing where to send their children. Mr Corbyn’s plans were met with cheers from teachers at the National Education Union (NEU) annual conference in Liverpool.

Source: The Times April 16, 2019 16:14 UTC