Education: A Testing Issue
Scotland has cancelled its National 5 school exams next year - should the rest of the UK follow? David Aaronovitch asks how can governments ensure assessments are fair?
Scotland has cancelled its National 5 school exams next summer - should the rest of the UK follow?
On The Briefing Room David Aaronovitch asks if exams should go ahead next year, and can governments ensure assessments are fair?
Contributors:
Branwen Jeffreys, 麻豆社 education editor
Prof Anna Vignoles, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
Laura McInerney, former editor of Schools Week
Natalie Perera, executive director at the Education Policy Institute
Prof Lindsay Paterson, University of Edinburgh.
Producers: Kirsteen Knight, Bob Howard and Rosamund Jones
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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