- Ian Wishart is a business journalist, currently working in Brussels. He worked on regional newspapers in England and Wales until 2010. Shortlisted for UK regional education journalist of the year 2009. He was education correspondent of the Leicester Mercury between 2006 and 2010. He is now business reporter for European Voice, an Economist Group newspaper. This blog is wholly unconnected with that role and the views here are entirely personal. ________________________________
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Tag Archives: key stage two
Think of a number
Roll up, roll up, it’s time to have some FUN with figures! Yes folks, here are some crazy statistics about how well / badly Leicester’s 11-year-olds’ s have done in their Sats this year. Make sure you’re sitting down… it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged DCSF, key stage two, Leicester City Council, Sats, statistics, Vi Dempster
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Another year, another set of test results
I know I’m not alone in worrying about the amount of pressure children are put under to pass their Sats tests. Teaching unions too have expressed concern about how “teaching to the test” can restrict the variety of the curriculum. … Continue reading
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Tagged key stage two, Leicester City Council, Sats, statistics
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