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Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the results of the poll undertaken by Parentkind, published in March; in particular, what assessment they have made of the findings that (1) 86 per cent of parents do not consider SAT results as important when choosing a school for their child, with 70 per cent not looking into a prospective school’s SAT results at all, (2) 95 per cent of parents reported that SATs had a negative impact on their children’s wellbeing, and (3) 89 per cent of parents would support SATs being replaced by an alternative measure, such as ongoing teacher assessment, checked by external monitors.  HL7664

Question HL7664: tabled on 4 April 2022 and due for answer by 20 April 2022

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Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the results of the poll undertaken by Parentkind, published in March; in particular, what assessment they have made of the findings that (1) 86 per cent of parents do not consider SAT results as important when choosing a school for their child, with 70 per cent not looking into a prospective school’s SAT results at all, (2) 95 per cent of parents reported that SATs had a negative impact on their children’s wellbeing, and (3) 89 per cent of parents would support SATs being replaced by an alternative measure, such as ongoing teacher assessment, checked by external monitors.  HL7664
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
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