SINGLE LEVEL TESTING

Early day motion 799, tabled 12 February 2009 by Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 28 members.

That this House notes not only the practical debacle over SATS testing but also the negative effects on children; welcomes the scrapping of compulsory Key Stage 3 SATS tests; believes that the Government's proposals for single level testing will not solve the problem of over-testing; remains of the view that assessment is still necessary and important; further notes the recent petition on testing reform; and believes that there is a need to scale back further the cost and complexity of national testing, with more moderated teachers' assessment at age 11 years and more time for a richer and broader curriculum.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 1, Independent 1.