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Stop the distressing SATs for year 6 pupils to protect mental health of students
Closed
104 signatures
What the petition asks
Year 6 pupils and teachers are at breaking point. Teaching and learning to a test. Creativity and enjoyment of learning has been removed.Nobody,families,children or staff want these barbaric tests. Secondary schools don't use the findings and it is just another stick for OfSted to beat teachers with
I have worked as a year 6 teacher for 8 years and continue to see the pressure applied to children using this outdated testing method. Results must always go up..no each child and year is different they do what they can to reach what they can do. Not an imaginary bar set by government. If a child is only a year 4 ability by the time they leave so what?As long as they are doing the best they can and progressing at a natural rate where is the harm for that child. these are children not a statistic
Timeline
| 21 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
104
Status
Closed
Opened
21 May 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.