Scotland: Swinney doubts expert’s view on ‘useless’ P1 tests
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  • Feb 21, 2019
Scotland: Market forces risk widening the attainment gap
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  • Feb 5, 2019
Scotland: Private companies 'seeking profits' from P1 testing
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  • Jan 31, 2019
Scotland: P1 testing ‘will lead to more pupils with special needs’
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  • Jan 31, 2019
Scotland: Don’t test the slower-learning late bloomers in P1, literacy expert says
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  • Jan 31, 2019
Scotland: Professor takes Scots P1 test and says questions not ‘easy’
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  • Jan 30, 2019
Scotland: P1 test questions 'not all easy', expert tells MSPs after sitting assessment
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  • Jan 30, 2019
Scotland: National tests for youngest pupils: review starts
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  • Jan 25, 2019
Scotland: Experiences of P1 pupil assessments sought in review
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  • Jan 25, 2019
Scotland: The inherent flaw in testing 5-year-olds
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  • Jan 25, 2019
Scotland: Experiences of P1 pupil assessments sought in review
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  • Jan 25, 2019
Teachers 'lack the maths skills' to use P1 Scottish standardised assessment data
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  • Jan 24, 2019
Scotland: Academics turn screw on Swinney over P1 tests
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  • Jan 24, 2019
Data from Scottish P1 tests could be ‘invalid’, says academic
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  • Jan 23, 2019
Scotland: Primary one national test data could be 'invalidated', academic warns
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  • Jan 23, 2019
Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon apologises to ‘misrepresented’ academics
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  • Jan 11, 2019
Scotland: First Minister apology to academics 'misrepresented' on primary school testing
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  • Jan 10, 2019
Scotland: Claims top academic backs Primary 1 tests are a 'perverse misrepresentation'
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  • Jan 10, 2019
Second international expert savages Scottish Government on primary testing
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  • Jan 10, 2019
Scotland: Swinney under pressure to drop tests for P1 pupils
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  • Jan 10, 2019
Scotland: Assessment of youngest pupils used 'unethically'
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  • Jan 9, 2019
Analysis: Academic asks "Was Scottish Government stupid or deliberately misleading?"
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  • Jan 9, 2019
Scotland: Schools using test data for unethical purposes, MSPs warned
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  • Jan 9, 2019
Scotland: John Swinney ‘should say sorry for fabricating support for P1 testing’
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  • Jan 9, 2019
Top academic: 'I was misrepresented by Scottish Government on P1 testing'
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  • Jan 9, 2019
P1 pupils in Scotland being used ‘to score political points’
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  • Jan 7, 2019
Scotland: ‘Scrapping our national tests for 5-year-olds makes little sense’
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  • Dec 14, 2018
Scotland: Council attacked for ‘political games’ over P1 testing
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  • Dec 14, 2018
John Swinney hits out at Fife council for scrapping P1 tests
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  • Dec 14, 2018
Scotland: Two councils vote to end Primary 1 tests
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  • Dec 14, 2018
Fife Council to become first in Scotland to scrap controversial P1 tests
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Scotland Primary assessment P1
  • Dec 13, 2018
Scotland: Council scraps controversial tests for five-year-olds
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Scotland Standardised tests P1
  • Dec 13, 2018
Scotland: Poorest pupils 'being failed badly’
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  • Dec 11, 2018
Scotland: Education secretary remains bullish on P1 national tests
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  • Nov 16, 2018
Scotland: New inquiry into controversial national tests
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  • Nov 15, 2018
Leader comment: P1 tests must not be political football
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P1 National testing Primary Reviews
  • Oct 26, 2018
Scotland: Swinney caves in and orders review of P1 school tests
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Scotland P1 National tests Primary Reviews
  • Oct 26, 2018
John Swinney accused of trying to bypass teaching unions in pay row
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  • Oct 25, 2018
Scotland: Swinney announces independent review of P1 testing
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  • Oct 25, 2018
John Swinney: P1 tests to continue until at least next summer despite Holyrood vote
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  • Oct 25, 2018
Independent review to decide future of P1 testing
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P1 Scotland
  • Oct 25, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney to make statement on P1 testing
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P1 National testing Scotland Attainment gap
  • Oct 25, 2018
Public divided on John Swinney’s tests for five‑year‑olds
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  • Oct 21, 2018
John Swinney: No U-turn on assessments for P1st
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Oct 8, 2018
John Swinney brands the scrapping of Primary One test a ‘disgrace’
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  • Oct 8, 2018
Fife divided after vote to end tests for five-year-olds
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Oct 6, 2018
Kevin Pringle: Testing pupils is not the key to boosting performance
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  • Sep 23, 2018
Jane Bradley: Children just aren’t that bothered by P1 tests
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  • Sep 22, 2018
Scotland: Deeply flawed’ P1 test won’t close attainment gap, says head
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  • Sep 22, 2018
‘Deeply flawed’ P1 test won’t close attainment gap, says head
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  • Sep 22, 2018
Council leader warns against ‘political posturing’ over P1 testing opt-out
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  • Sep 22, 2018
Brian Wilson: Testing means little without resources
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P1 Primary schools Primary assessment National tests Scotland
  • Sep 21, 2018
Scotland: Councillors defy ministers with plan to scrap P1 tests
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  • Sep 21, 2018
FM challenged on education after Government defeat on P1 testing
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Scotland P1 Nicola Sturgeon
  • Sep 20, 2018
Scotland: Ministers vote to end P1 testing but Swinney is not for turning
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P1 National tests Primary assessment
  • Sep 20, 2018
Scotland: Testing times for Swinney
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P1 Primary assessment National tests
  • Sep 20, 2018
Scotland’s Education Secretary refuses to backdown on controversial P1 tests
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P1 National tests Primary assessment
  • Sep 19, 2018
John Swinney to 'proceed until apprehended' on P1 testing
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P1 Primary assessment National testing
  • Sep 19, 2018
'Nothing to fear' from Scotland’s school tests says international expert
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National tests Primary assessment P1
  • Sep 19, 2018
MSPs call for 'halt' to primary tests
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P1 National tests Primary assessment
  • Sep 19, 2018
John Swinney orders schools to carry on with primary one tests despite Holyrood vote to halt them
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Scotland John Swinney P1 MSPs
  • Sep 19, 2018
MSPs defeat government to call for 'halt' to P1 assessments
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Scotland P1 MSPs
  • Sep 19, 2018
Swinney urged to respect Parliament after Government defeated on P1 testing
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  • Sep 19, 2018
John Swinney urges Scots schools to continue P1 tests despite vote
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National tests Primary assessment P1
  • Sep 19, 2018
Education adviser says concerns have been addressed on P1 tests
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Scotland P1
  • Sep 19, 2018
MSPs vote to scrap national tests for 5-year-olds
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  • Sep 19, 2018
SNSAs are 'waste of time', John Swinney is told
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  • Sep 19, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney told to ‘listen’ and scrap P1 tests
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  • Sep 19, 2018
Scotland: Holyrood expected to vote against standard assessments for P1 children
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  • Sep 19, 2018
John Swinney told to 'listen and learn' on primary one testing as he heads for Holyrood defeat
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P1 John Swinney Scotland
  • Sep 18, 2018
Scotland: What are P1 assessment questions really like?
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Scotland P1
  • Sep 18, 2018
Swinney urged to `listen and learn´ from vote on P1 testing
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Scotland P1
  • Sep 18, 2018
Scotland: Demo of P1 tests will allow 'informed debate' - Swinney
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  • Sep 18, 2018
John Swinney ready to ignore Parliament over P1 tests
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Scotland P1 John Swinney
  • Sep 17, 2018
Scotland: Swinney ready to defy Holyrood vote on P1 tests
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  • Sep 17, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney urged to respect Holyrood vote on P1 testing
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  • Sep 16, 2018
Scotland: Education Secretary urged to respect Holyrood vote on P1 tests
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  • Sep 16, 2018
Education secretary John Swinney in last-minute bid to stave off humiliating defeat over national testing
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  • Sep 16, 2018
Swinney’s test stunt shows his desperation, critics say
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  • Sep 15, 2018
John Swinney offers MSPs civil service demonstration of P1 tests to try and stave off Holyrood defeat
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  • Sep 14, 2018
Scotland: Testing time for first minister (not to mention five-year-olds) | Alex Massie
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  • Sep 14, 2018
FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon defends Government over ‘shameless’ P1 testing criticism
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Nicola Sturgeon Scotland P1
  • Sep 13, 2018
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘P1 tests will close attainment gap in schools’
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  • Sep 11, 2018
Scotland: ‘Scrap national tests for youngest pupils’
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P1 Primary assessment
  • Sep 10, 2018
Parties unite to deal fresh blow to P1 testing plans
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P1 Primary assessment
  • Sep 10, 2018
Nicola Sturgeon hints at defying parliament on P1 tests
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  • Sep 7, 2018
Nicola Sturgeon hints at defying parliament on P1 tests
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P1 Primary assessment
  • Sep 7, 2018
Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon defends national tests for youngest pupils
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  • Sep 6, 2018
Scotland: Last-ditch appeal by Swinney to save P1 tests
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P1 National tests Primary
  • Sep 6, 2018
John Swinney apologises for ‘misleading’ letter on P1 testing
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Scotland P1 Testing Primary schools
  • Sep 5, 2018
John Swinney apologises for `misleading´ P1 tests letter
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  • Sep 5, 2018
Scotland: National tests opt-out advice 'not appropriate'
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  • Sep 5, 2018
Willie Rennie mounts bid to scrap national tests for P1 pupils
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Scotland P1
  • Sep 2, 2018
John Swinney urged to clarify whether parents can withdraw P1 pupils from controversial tests
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Scotland P1 John Swinney
  • Aug 29, 2018
Primary 1 testing row explained as pressure mounts on John Swinney
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  • Aug 29, 2018
Parents ‘misled’ on right to opt out of new tests in Scotland
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  • Aug 29, 2018
Scotland: Senior civil servant accused of misleading parents in P1 testing row
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  • Aug 29, 2018
Scotland: Shake-up for controversial primary school tests after anger from parents and teachers
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  • Aug 28, 2018
Scots P1 tests to be overhauled - but not axed
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  • Aug 28, 2018
10/10 for stress. What are the real fears around the P1 tests?
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Scotland P1 Stress Exams
  • Aug 26, 2018
John Swinney must try harder
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  • Aug 18, 2018
Teachers and parents sound off to Swinney on education policy
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  • Aug 17, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney defends tests for 4-year-olds
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  • Aug 17, 2018
Calls to ban Scotland’s P1 testing as pressure builds on Government
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Scotland Primary schools P1 National tests
  • Aug 15, 2018
Scottish families encouraged to pull pupils out of tests
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  • Aug 15, 2018
Scotland: pressure building to scrap P1 tests in face of opt-out campaign
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  • Aug 15, 2018
Calls to ban Scotland’s P1 testing as pressure builds on Government
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Scotland National tests P1
  • Aug 15, 2018
National campaign urges parents to withdraw children from controversial P1 tests
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P1 Standardised tests Primary
  • Aug 15, 2018
Analysis: John Swinney between a rock and a hard place on P1 testing
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P1 Standardised tests Primary
  • Aug 15, 2018
Debate over Scotland's schools enters new term
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  • Aug 15, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney in 'complete denial' over primary one tests after teachers and parents complain
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Scotland John Swinney EIS National assessments Literacy Numeracy P1
  • Aug 13, 2018
Union calls for P1 assessments to be scrapped as guidelines breached
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P1 National testing Primary Mental health
  • Aug 13, 2018
P1 testing rollout was a mess, say one-third of parents
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  • Aug 13, 2018
Scottish Government accused of ‘deceiving parents’ over P1 national testing
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Scotland P1
  • Aug 3, 2018