Change the way primary school children are tested.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Find alternative methods to examine how schools are performing, rather than subjecting them to tests. SATs can be changed for lighter less extensive measures.

SATs,tests, exams and other forms of these examinations do not define a child on their intellectual, knowledgable, creative, sporting and many other forms of capabilities but they do cause fear, anxiety and stress. Children as young as seven are subjected to these exams. As parents we are told they are to measure the schools progress but why are the childrens mental health being risked to measure the school as a whole.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

End all national tests in schools until GCSEs and A-Levels: End all national tests in schools until GCSEs and A-Levels

Abolish all school exams and replace with teacher assessments: Abolish all school exams and replace with teacher assessments

Timeline

15 May 2022	Petition opened for signatures
18 May 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 May 2022

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