The government has announced mandatory reading, writing and maths tests for primary schools.
From next year, schools will be required to test the ability of five year olds to link sounds and letters at 20 and 40 weeks of schooling.
From years 3-8, schools would have to test children’s reading, writing and maths twice a year using either e-asTTle or Progressive Assessment Tests (PATs).
Haha I have terrible memory but I do remember on occasion a person coming to watch a teacher teach. I don’t think the teacher ever tried to pass it off as inspecting the kids, though 😆