National Curriculum Tests: Coronavirus

(asked on 10th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the viability of proceeding with SATs in the 2020-21 academic year.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 16th November 2020

The Department recognises that pupils have missed a critical period of their education due to school closures in the 2019/20 academic year. The Department is planning on the basis that primary assessments will take place in the 2020/21 academic year, to allow an understanding of the remaining impact of COVID-19 and to target ongoing support to those who need it most.

The Department acknowledges the concerns raised and is continuing to assess flexible options for the delivery of the 2021 primary assessments in the context of COVID-19’s impact on schools.

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