![]() ![]() "Since Covid we have spent time supporting our children to catch up and to believe in themselves as learners. ![]() ![]() "This was the most challenging reading test I have seen in my 29 years as a teacher and my 14 years as a headteacher. For what, I found myself asking, for no other reason than to sit a test for the government DFE accountability measure. "Tears flowed from our most capable readers and stress levels rose amongst all others. My year 6 children, all capable readers who love reading, opened their reading test paper and were broken! In her letter, the Tarporley head said: "Today really was my 'road to Damascus moment'. We should be building resilience in our young people because the government and society have failed them so far and they will pay the price if we don't invest in their mental health." "These children have lost so much education with Covid and strikes and this is totally unfair. Headteacher Kerry Forrester has blasted the SATs tests (Image: Kerry Forrester) ![]()
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