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P-05-891 National Reading and Numeracy Tests for children from as young as age 6 need to be discontinued with immediate effect

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Meeting: 21/01/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-891 National Reading and Numeracy Tests for children from as young as age 6 need to be discontinued with immediate effect

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The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to close the petition on the basis that the Minister for Education has provided her rationale for providing standardised assessments to measure children’s ability in literacy and numeracy starting from Year 2, and in light of the fact new online personal assessments are currently being rolled out.

Meeting: 05/11/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-891 National Reading and Numeracy Tests for children from as young as age 6 need to be discontinued with immediate effect

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to write back to the Minster for Education to ask for the specific justification for using personal online assessments with children from the age of six, and how it is compatible with the spirit of the foundation phase.

 

Meeting: 01/10/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-891 National Reading and Numeracy Tests for children from as young as age 6 need to be discontinued with immediate effect

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further evidence and agreed to write back to the Minister for Education to seek her response to the concerns raised by the petitioner over the need to familiarise pupils with the format of the tests and questions, in light of the phased introduction of Online Personal Assessments.

Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 P-05-891 National Reading and Numeracy Tests for children from as young as age 6 need to be discontinued with immediate effect

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the views of the petitioner on the response received from the Minister for Education before considering whether to take further action on the petition.

 

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