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Annette Brooke, Lib Dem MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole
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Strong Local Voice, Strong Local Choice Annette Brooke, Lib Dem MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole |
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| Strong Local Voice, Strong Local Choice | <info@middorsetlibdems.org.uk> | 22nd March 2010 |
It is time for SATs to be scrapped - Brooke12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Tue 12th Aug 2008 Commenting on today's SATs results for 14 year olds, Liberal Democrat Children Spokesperson, Annette Brooke said: "Ministers have once again failed to meet their own targets. After three years of secondary education, thousands of pupils are not reaching the expected level in key subjects. "It's a disgrace that on the day the results have been published, many schools will still not yet have received their marked papers. "The shambles surrounding the marking of this year's tests undermines the credibility of these results. The Government must waive the re-marking costs to schools for this year's exams. "These tests taken by 14 year olds are unnecessary and expensive - it is time for them to be scrapped. The money saved should be used to help teachers address educational failure where it first arises - in infant and primary schools."
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Related News Stories:Wed 15th Oct 2008: Government's SATs U-turn welcome - Brooke. Fri 22nd Feb 2008: GOVERNMENT DATABASE ON CHILDREN SHOULD BE SCRAPPED - BROOKE. Tue 20th Mar 2007: Council tax can't be reformed, it must be scrapped - Brooke. Published and promoted by Mid Dorset and North Poole Liberal Democrats on behalf of Annette Brooke, 14 York Road, Broadstone, Dorset BH18 8ET The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider. |
