Release information related to the trial of baseline and related panel

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Plans to formally test 4 year olds and store data for 7 years have been highly criticised. The Dfe are now refusing to release full information about findings from the recent trial or the names of those who shaped the test. If schools are expected to use this test, the Dfe need to be transparent.

Information from the trial must be shared so that parents, carers, and schools understand what children and staff are being required to undertake.

The fact the Dfe won’t be open about findings from the trial implies all concerns and criticisms are well founded.

Letter from academics https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/may/05/opaque-trial-of-tests-for-four-year-olds

FOI heavily redacted response https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/information_from_pilot_of_the_re#incoming-1355820

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions which call for actions that are the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. Complaints about responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests should be directed to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which operates independently of both the Government and Parliament.

You can find out how more about the FOI process and how to complain to the ICO here:

https://www.gov.uk/make-a-freedom-of-information-request/if-your-request-is-turned-down

Timeline

6 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
7 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Jun 2019

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