The Scotsman

‘More clarity’ needed on Scots school assessment­s

- By LEWIS MCKENZIE

The Scottish Government must provide greater clarity over the purpose of standardis­ed assessment­s in schools, MSPS have indicated.

Holyrood’s education and skills committee has been considerin­g evidence from stakeholde­rs over the use of Scottish National Standardis­ed Assessment­s (SNSAS), which are completed by children online.

The assessment­s are taken by students in state primary schools in P1, P4, P7 and S3. In its report, the committee raised concerns over differing views they had heard on the use of SNSAS.

The Scottish Government has been asked by the committee to give clearer guidance on the role of the assessment­s and urged them to reassure parents, pupils and teachers the SNSAS were not “high stakes”.

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