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We say SATs don’t define children, but they shape their experiences for years to come

The test was designed to measure the school. Somewhere along the way, we started using it to measure the child
Andrew Wilson Guest Contributor

CEO, OAK Multi Academy Trust

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I found out our SATs results on a cross-channel ferry.

This year’s delay pushed them into the first week of our school holidays.

I was on my way back from France when the first numbers came through on the dodgy wi-fi. My headteachers, on holiday too, logged in from wherever they were to see how their children had done.

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