Ed Balls is making a statement to the House at 3.30 today in which it is expected that he will announce the abolition of Key Stage Three tests, those that are sat by 14 year olds. This is actually quite a canny move even if it does come in response to the whole Sats debacle of this summer. Nation-wide testing at 11, 16 and 18 (for those who remain in education) should be quite sufficient.
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