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Targets ring alarm bells
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
4 May 2006
Early years practitioners were dismayed last week when education secretary Ruth Kelly announced new targets to test the achievements of five-year-olds. Although she stressed that this would not mean toddlers sitting exams or formal assessment, experts are concerned at increasing pressure on young children.
Early years practitioners were dismayed last week when education secretary Ruth Kelly announced new targets to test the achievements of five-year-olds. Although she stressed that this would not mean toddlers sitting exams or formal assessment, experts are concerned at increasing pressure on young children. In a speech to the think-tank the Institute of Public Policy Research,...
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