Primary SATS under the Conservatives

What is needed here is the scrapping of SATS altogether at this age (11 years) and not transferring these to the secondary schools.

The Conservatives are avoiding a hot potatoe that has support from Primary School Heads. The discontinuing of these tests for young children.

90% of teachers agree that these tests get in the way of delivering good education because Heads feel driven to get good results rather than allow teachers to educate their children by inspiring them to want to learn.

What is needed is for children and students to get excited again about learning. This will happen when we have inspiring teachers, supported by enthusiastic parents who take a big interest in their child's learning and are full of praise and encouragement over their children's efforts.

When I look at the body language of students walking through our streets in Ulverston they don't look as though they are having the time of their lives - learning.

It's time to say no to learning soley for the purpose to get through exams.

Now with the internet giving us the ability to learn whatever we want, the most valuable thing is the motivation of our children to want to learn and a lot of that can come from parents.

In fact there's a very good case, these days for parents ignoring schools and guiding their children through education themselves. If we get more unemployed parents - this could happen!