Sats

[Fran]

There is talk that they will phase them out. Not sure what they will replace them with though

[Mags]

Originally Posted by alexgirl73

To be honest with you, I think these tests are apalling! My Hayley will be sitting her SATS this month too. She's 7 for heavens sake! Children of this age should not be sitting exams.!!

It does seem very young to put them through all that doesn't it Alex

[dandysmom]

Mags, we, of course, have a completely different educational system, but here SAT stands for Student Achievement Test. We take them in junior or senior year of high school. The better your SATS the higher the chance of getting in the college/university of your choice.

[Mags]

That's interesting to know Eileen

[Kim]

Pupils at the school I work at are sitting their KS3 SATs this week. There is a lot of pressure on them, however I think that at this level they do need some sort of preparation for GCSE's in 2 years time.

[Sweet]

My Son has already had his French Oral, he starts most of his final exams beginning the 17th, these are his final ones before leaving school or going onto A Level stage, which he is.

My Daughter is sitting her SATS next week too, before going off to Senior School in September.

Worrying time for me x

[Fran]

Originally Posted by Sweet

My Daughter is sitting her SATS next week too, before going off to Senior School in September.

Worrying time for me x

My daughter is doing hers too next week as she goes up to High School in September too.

Tom's sats are the ones they do prior to staring their GCSE course in September. It certainly is a worrying time for both the children and the parents. It's a lot of stress I think for children of these ages to 'perform'