A survey by campaign group More Than A Score has found that just 3 per cent of reception teachers say that the Reception Baseline Assessment – which all children in England take in their first few weeks of starting school – provides accurate information.
Ninety-seven per cent of teachers believe that Baseline assessment does not an provide accurate assessment of children’s abilities, according to the findings.
Formally testing Reception children when they start school is not a reliable measure, according to the results of the survey of 1,161 reception teachers and primary school leaders carried out by Teacher Tapp for More Than A Score.
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