The Department for Education (DfE) has recently announced the list of accredited Reception Baseline Assessment providers, and is encouraging schools to sign up for one of the schemes from September 2015 ahead of a formal introduction in September 2016.
The assessment will be used to measure progress between Reception and year 6. It is right that we are held accountable for the progress that pupils make while in our care and this policy is a step in the right direction.
When progress is used alongside a range of other indicators, it has the potential to be a fairer way to evaluate school performance.
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