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Too much emphasis on exams, say parents

A YouGov survey for The Times found a majority of people in every region think there is too much focus on exams

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June 17, 2022
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Two out of three parents believe that the education system places too much emphasis on exams, The Times reports.

A survey carried out by YouGov for the newspaper finds that a majority of people in every political party, age group and region feel that the education system is too focused around formal assessments.

Only 16 per cent of parents with school-aged children believed the balance was about right.

Among all adults, including those who do not have school-age children, only 19 per cent said the present system balanced tests and learning appropriately, while 57 per cent believed there was too much emphasis on examinations.

In other findings,  a third of parents said the number of exams was bad for young people’s ability to take part in extra-curricular activities and more than half believed tests were bad for children’s mental health.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: “The problem with GCSE is we use it to judge the child, judge the teacher, judge the school and the people who I represent lose their jobs if they do badly in it. We need a system which doesn’t have as much collateral damage.”

 

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