KS3 strategy 'must be a priority'
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Most schools are not making the teaching of literacy and numeracy a high enough priority, according to Ofsted inspectors.
One in 10 schools have been found to lack commitment to the Secondary National Strategy (formally known as the Key Stage 3 Strategy). Transfer of data about pupils’ achievements when they move from primary to secondary school is poor in nearly one-quarter of schools. Schools in general are not doing enough to ensure that those who begin school in Year 7 with English and maths results below the average improve their skills, continues the inspectors’ report. As for assessment for learning, which was the strand focused on last year, only a few schools are covering this well – in one-quarter, progress is ‘unsatisfactory’.
Access The Secondary National Strategy: an evaluation of the fifth year via: www.ofsted.gov.uk
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