Yet again there are more reports that the ‘over-testing’ of children is having a detrimental effect on their development.
Five-year-olds are being prevented from engaging in traditional play as they are under too much pressure from the national tests, teachers have warned.
With lessons geared towards assessment, children are bored from the moment they begin formal schooling, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers warned.
Read the full report from the BBC here.
