Archbishop’s test warning

15th April 2005, 1:00am

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Archbishop’s test warning

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Young people are being damaged by the “obsession” with testing in schools, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Parents and teachers risk becoming “abusers by default” if they ignore children’s need to be listened to and become preoccupied with tests, according to Dr Rowan Williams whose daughter is due to sit AS-levels this summer.

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