Press Release
Primary League Tables: GTC calls for overhaul of assessment regime
2 December 2005
In response to the publication of the Key Stage Two achievement and attainment tables, GTC Chief Executive Carol Adams comments as follows:
"We know from our discussions with parents and from research that many parents feel that league tables are irrelevant in helping them judge how well the school is meeting the needs of their child. Yet the high stakes of testing and league tables mean that it is difficult for teachers to take a rounded approach to learning.
"We urgently need a radical overhaul of the current assessment regime and a system that really supports and measures learning."
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