SATS. Are school tests hindering the creative development of pupils?

Send us Fan MailA debate is raging over the value of time-consuming and stressful SATs testing. The children's author Michael Morpurgo thinks they divert attention away from creativity, towards excellence in grammatical knowledge that is mostly of little benefit to the writing and use of language. TudoRama investigates the tests from the perspective of the parents and pupils. To add to his personal experience, Tudor takes a ten minute SPaG test himself (spelling, punctuation and grammar).Study notes:A good revision aid is  https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/primary-school-assessment-tests/ks2-sats/ks2-sats-spag/The practice test taken by Tudor was https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/803816/STA198213e_2019_ks2_English_GPS_Paper1_questions.pdfStay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email [email protected] to sign up!Follow Tudor on Twitter @TudortweetFollow Tudor's blogs:everydaycreativity.ukleaderswedeserve.wordpress.com