Literacy news

Sats results and teacher assessment scores published

3 Aug 2010

Schools Minister Nick Gibb today congratulated thousands of pupils for their hard work as provisional Key Stage 2 test results were published, as well as teacher assessment scores, for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3.

Mr Gibb underlined the importance of externally marked tests and highlighted the need for a greater focus on the teaching of reading in primary schools.

The results are available on the Department for Education website.

Key figures

Percentage of pupils achieving the expected level (level 4 or above)

Schools Minister Nick Gibb says:

“Despite pupils’ and teachers’ hard work, one in five pupils are still not reaching the expected level in either English or maths and over a third are not achieving this level in reading, writing and maths combined. We need to ensure government gives teachers the support they need to get the basics right.

Getting the fundamentals right – being able to read and write and having a solid foundation in maths – is crucial to a child’s success in secondary education and throughout their adult life. This is why the Coalition Government is committed to promoting the use of systematic synthetic phonics in primary schools and to ensuring that pupils are fluent in arithmetic and basic maths by the time they move to secondary school.

Externally validated tests give parents and professionals valuable information to gauge the standards of our primary schools and their pupils, and play a vital role in accountability.

We know the tests can be better, and we will be discussing with all parties how to improve the effectiveness, accuracy and rigour of the tests.”

You can read the press coverage about the results on:

The Guardian

The BBC

The Daily Telegraph

Tags: Children, Partners in Literacy, Reading Champions, Reading Connects, Reading The Game, Schools & teaching, Talk for Writing, Words for Work, Young People

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