The missing 14
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The missing 14
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I was surprised, as the Department for Education and Employment indicated to my MP, Derek Wyatt, that 45 KS2 English markers were removed last year, agreeing with The TES.
Dr Tate makes an assertion about the reliability of the tests based on review reques data. I would regard Dr Tate foolish were he to rely on such data as a measure of test reliability. To do so, Dr Tate would have to assume that all schools check returned papers. Schools have never been expected to do this.
Valerie Hayes
Assessment co-ordinator
Danley middle school
Sheerness, Kent
Editor writes: 45 was the figure provided by the Government in Parliament and confirmed to The TES by the QCA but the authority now says the number was 31.
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