All that matters in year 6 are the interim teacher assessment frameworks. Related: Secret Teacher: Dear Nicky, I cried at the SATs hell you put my pupils throughBut none of that matters. According the government-devised scheme for judging writing, this child is not working at the expected standard. In fact, he can also do some things which indicate that he is “working at a greater depth within the expected standard”. The assessment frameworks tell our children that creativity and exciting plots are not important.

Source: The Guardian July 23, 2016 06:00 UTC