Labour have never had to fight very hard for my vote – but, as a primary school teacher, the thought of putting them in charge of primary education fills me with dread. However, at the end of a child’s time at primary school, how will we know if the teaching has been any good? In the absence of standardised tests, we would probably fall back on teachers’ own assessments to measure children’s progress and attainment. As it stands, Sats ensure that children leave primary school with an education that is a mile wide but too often an inch deep. • The writer is a primary school teacher who blogs on education policy under the name Solomon Kingsnorth

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2019 15:25 UTC