The main aim of the national curriculum was to standardise the content taught across all schools so that assessment could be carried out. This allowed for …show more content…
In 1990, SATs (Standard Assesment Tests) were introduced for 11 year olds and in 1997 a SAT exam is created for all 14 year olds in the country, to asses a student’s Key Stage 3 level attainment, but this went on to be scrapped in 2009. The SATs assessment was scrapped following a series of issues regarding the marking of National Curriculum Tests, there were widespread problems over the return of the papers. The National Curriculum is currently under review with the Coalition, it is to be expected that the new curriculum in the core subjects of maths, English, science and PE would be introduced from September 2013, however, the initial drafts are currently available …show more content…
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