Education secretary Justine Greening has confirmed that primary schools will not face any new tests or assessments in the next two years – until 2018/19.
At the same time, she has announced that a consultation will be launched “early in the new year” on assessment and its implications for schools, covering issues including “the best starting point to measure the progress that children make in primary school and the role and operation of teacher assessment”.
The news has drawn praise from the sector, with many hoping that it shows signs that Ms Greening will be more willing to listen to the profession than her predecessors.
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