To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department examined international comparators when developing the policy of a reception baseline assessment; and if she will make a statement.
Answered on
12 November 2015
There are several examples, internationally, of children having some form of assessment when they start school. This helps teachers to assess where extra support is needed.
The reception baseline assessment will formally recognise the progress that schools make with children throughout the primary years.
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Department for Education