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Direct linkLee, Claire – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2019
In 2012, head teachers responded to the proposed new Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (commonly known as the SPaG or GPS test) with warnings of curriculum narrowing, teaching to tests, and misery for pupils and families. Despite head teachers' opposition to the test, seven cohorts of Year 6 pupils have now taken it. This article…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Language Tests, English Instruction, Grammar
