NUT: Primary School League Tables

Thursday, 15 December 2011 5:25 PM

Commenting on the Key Stage 2 results for England in 2010/11, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said;

“League tables to not give a rounded picture of the real achievement of schools. All schools operate in unique circumstances and they should not be judged on where they rank in league tables alone.

The Government’s real agenda here is its intention to force hundreds of primary schools into academy status. Having failed to persuade the majority of primaries to become academies, the Government has resorted to nothing short of bullying to achieve their overriding objective.

“This is simply a way of bringing in the chains and private sponsors to run our schools, while at the same time destroying local authority services and getting rid of our community schools. This is not an agenda about standards but has everything to do with privatisation.

“There is no evidence that Academies will improve performance. In terms of helping schools what we need is to focus on ensuring that they have access to additional resources supplied by the Local Authority in collaboration and federation with their local schools. We need those who understand the context in which these schools operate to provide the tailored support needed rather than impose a one size fits all approach.”

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