Headteacher blasts SATs exams after pupils brought to tears
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe headteacher of a primary school has criticised SATs tests after watching pupils break down in tears. Year 6 children are sitting the tests this week, which are statutory assessments taken by youngsters at the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
They have previously come under fire from both parents and teachers, who feel it's unnecessary to test children at such a young age and not a fair assessment of their overall abilities. Read more: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Now, after watching how pupils at Tarporley C of E Primary School in Tarporley, Cheshire, reacted to the tests on Wednesday, headteacher Kerry Forrester, has written to her MP saying 'SATs must go'.
She also shared a copy of her letter for other professionals and families to see online and within a couple of hours it had been shared more than 40,000 times.
Posting it on Twitter, she said: "Today was not acceptable. I cannot believe what we put our 10 and 11 year old children through for the government.
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