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[16 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 268 views]
New Government faces boycott

By Alison Kershaw, Press Association
Teachers overwhelmingly backed a boycott of Sats tests today, setting them on a collision course with a new Government. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) have been balloting members involved in the administration of the tests - including headteachers, deputies and assistant heads - for the past month. According to today’s results, 74.9% of NUT members who voted were in favour of a boycott, as were 61.3% of NAHT members who voted. Turnout for the NUT’s ballot was …

Schools »

[16 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 346 views]
Heads’ ballot backs Sats boycott

Angel Harrison BBC News education correspondent
Head teachers have voted for a boycott of this year’s Sats tests due to be taken by 11-year-olds in England in a few weeks’ time. In ballots of the National Association of Head Teachers and some members of the National Union of Teachers, 64% of those voting backed the action. Union leaders say they are pleased but will take a final decision on whether the action goes ahead next week. These national tests, in maths and English, are only taken in England. The union balloted …