I personally think SATs at Secondary School are very important. You may think they are only for school use but...
When I took my Y9 SATs I got a very bad grade in Maths. Therefore, when it came to GCSE's, I got put in a low set, in a foundation level course where I could only acheive a maximum of a C grade. If I had done better in my SATs I would have been put in a higher class and would have had a much much better chance of getting a B or even an A at GCSE.
On the other end of the spectrum, I got a brilliant grade in my English SATs, so I got put in the top set and got really pushed. I wasn't the top of my class and I never expected to be any good but I came out with an A - I would never have got that A if I didn't take my SATs because no one saw my potentional, I would have been put in a lower set, and wouldn't have believed in myself enough to think if I just worked hard I couly get a brilliant grade.
So thats why I think Y9 SATs are very very important, the most important. I agree they should be scrapped in Primary school but for Y9 especially they can really make or break your GCSEs, which can make or break your A Levels, which can make a break which Uni you go to, which job you get, what kind of life you live.....
Fran
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