Third of schools opposed to new Baseline test, but nearly all plan to implement it

27 July 2015 Early Years Curriculum Policy & Politics Observation, Assessment & Planning

Nearly a third of schools are not in favour of the Reception baseline, new research suggests.

A study commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), and carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research, sought the views of schools and parents ahead of the introduction of the new assessment for four-year-olds in September.

While 60 per cent of schools surveyed were 'positive to some extent' about the baseline, 30 per cent were 'not at all' in favour of it. However, almost all planned to implement it, with only ten per cent of schools 'undecided'.

From September 2016, the baseline will be the only measure used to assess the progress of children from entry at Reception to the end of Key Stage 2, alongside an attainment floor standard of 85 per cent.

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