Comments on: Parents Right to withdraw Pupil from SATs http://www.parentsoutloud.com/parents-right-to-withdraw-pupil-from-sats/ Helping provide a voice for Parents Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:05:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: louise http://www.parentsoutloud.com/parents-right-to-withdraw-pupil-from-sats/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 louise Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:06:57 +0000 http://www.parentsoutloud.com/?p=702#comment-1571 im considering withdrawing my child he finds maths and english particually difficult at school and his personal learning target is to be able to write 1-10 correctly what chance has he got at sitting a test i dont want to set my child up for failure and knock his confidence even more.......louise......... im considering withdrawing my child he finds maths and english particually difficult at school and his personal learning target is to be able to write 1-10 correctly what chance has he got at sitting a test i dont want to set my child up for failure and knock his confidence even more…….louise………

]]> By: Wendy Moss http://www.parentsoutloud.com/parents-right-to-withdraw-pupil-from-sats/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Wendy Moss Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:24:49 +0000 http://www.parentsoutloud.com/?p=702#comment-340 I've had Year 6 children sitting SATs with a sick bucket because they were so scared about letting the school down and clearly should have been at home! As a parent and a teacher I have long complained about how SATs and the need for a school to succeed at them is a terrible strain on everybody. I have also been in a school which went into Special Measures due to SATs results and that is no fun either. As a teacher I used to groan when parents kept children at home at SATs time but as a parent with an anxious child I can't help but agree with them. I’ve had Year 6 children sitting SATs with a sick bucket because they were so scared about letting the school down and clearly should have been at home! As a parent and a teacher I have long complained about how SATs and the need for a school to succeed at them is a terrible strain on everybody. I have also been in a school which went into Special Measures due to SATs results and that is no fun either.
As a teacher I used to groan when parents kept children at home at SATs time but as a parent with an anxious child I can’t help but agree with them.

]]> By: Gillyfish http://www.parentsoutloud.com/parents-right-to-withdraw-pupil-from-sats/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Gillyfish Mon, 11 May 2009 14:06:20 +0000 http://www.parentsoutloud.com/?p=702#comment-286 Looking at the responses from the school, I think the school statistics reply was probably the most honest out of all of them. It WILL adversely affect the headline data of the school, which is - in most cases- some of the only evidence that OFSTED use to measure a school's progress, sadly. If those results show a decline, then they can be in serious trouble. Pressures on Heads to keep striving for excellence (outstanding) is shocking, and pulling out children just ads to it, I feel (my opinion). I feel for the Head of the school. I also think SAT's are a terrible measure of a child's whole development, but I think it is punishing the school a little, for a system they HAVE to implement, if children are withdrawn. I think! Looking at the responses from the school, I think the school statistics reply was probably the most honest out of all of them. It WILL adversely affect the headline data of the school, which is – in most cases- some of the only evidence that OFSTED use to measure a school’s progress, sadly. If those results show a decline, then they can be in serious trouble. Pressures on Heads to keep striving for excellence (outstanding) is shocking, and pulling out children just ads to it, I feel (my opinion). I feel for the Head of the school. I also think SAT’s are a terrible measure of a child’s whole development, but I think it is punishing the school a little, for a system they HAVE to implement, if children are withdrawn. I think!

]]> By: k carne http://www.parentsoutloud.com/parents-right-to-withdraw-pupil-from-sats/comment-page-1/#comment-279 k carne Fri, 08 May 2009 22:16:16 +0000 http://www.parentsoutloud.com/?p=702#comment-279 They gave 5 main responses during a 'chat' with class teacher and Head. It would impact school stats It would impact class teacher's targets and thus professional development What will happen when he takes his GCSEs He is absolutely fine at school about them There will probably not be SATs at KS2 in two years anyway Oh - and he must not tell anyone because it will cause trouble with other children and parents They gave 5 main responses during a ‘chat’ with class teacher and Head.
It would impact school stats
It would impact class teacher’s targets and thus professional development
What will happen when he takes his GCSEs
He is absolutely fine at school about them
There will probably not be SATs at KS2 in two years anyway

Oh – and he must not tell anyone because it will cause trouble with other children and parents

]]> By: MrsM http://www.parentsoutloud.com/parents-right-to-withdraw-pupil-from-sats/comment-page-1/#comment-278 MrsM Fri, 08 May 2009 21:30:29 +0000 http://www.parentsoutloud.com/?p=702#comment-278 interested to know what the response was interested to know what the response was

]]> By: k carne http://www.parentsoutloud.com/parents-right-to-withdraw-pupil-from-sats/comment-page-1/#comment-276 k carne Fri, 08 May 2009 19:36:22 +0000 http://www.parentsoutloud.com/?p=702#comment-276 Yes - withdrawing my son - only from English since thats the one he is stressed about. Told school - interesting response! Yes – withdrawing my son – only from English since thats the one he is stressed about. Told school – interesting response!

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