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Primary school spelling tests 'too obscure' claims Education Secretary
Spelling tests for primary school leavers are “too obscure,” the new Education Secretary has claimed, instead suggesting pupils should learn how to communicate in all forms.
Lucy Powell has suggested she would consider changing the spelling, punctuation and grammar exams that are currently undertaken by Year Six students.
The SPAG test has been in place since 2013 after it was introduced by the coalition Governmen…
29 Jul, 10:35
Guido Fawkes
Education Secretary Says Spelling and Grammar Tests Are Too ‘Obscure’ and Takes Aim at Exams and Ofsted
The Education Secretary Lucy Powell is back from holiday and has given her first interview to the BBC’s Matt Chorley. A disaster… Here are the lines: Powell is anti-exams: “And it’s a lot, isn’t it? It’s a lot of pressure. Is it too many? Well, we’ve just had, the government’s just had this sort of…
28 Jul, 14:09