Testing P1 pupils causes '˜tantamount to abuse', say education campaigners

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Apr 2018, 19:05 BST

Updated 21st Apr 2018, 16:34 BST

Testing primary one children is '˜tantamount to illness, or neglect or abuse', say a lobby of educationalists in Scotland.

Speaking ahead of the launch next week of the ‘Play not Tests’ campaign, children’s charities and teaching unions are calling on the Scottish Government to withdraw national assessments for P1.

P1 pupils sit a literacy and numeracy test, each lasting approximately 50 minutes.