Submitted on Monday 13th May 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 4th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Scrap SATs for Year Six pupils in the interests of their mental health
10 and 11-year-olds are being subjected to examinations in the form of SATs that are more about gauging the performance of schools than anything else.
I strongly believe that these tests are having a negative effect on their mental health due to the stress that they can cause.
Before creating this petition, I have read countless stories about Year Six children experiencing anxiety about SATs testing, and no child of this age should have to go through this.
There are other ways for the government to measure a school’s performance, such as Ofsted inspections that reflect all year groups.
Respected bloggers are advising parents about helping kids cope with mental health issues during SATs - this speaks volumes! https://matr.org/blog/sats-mental-wellbeing-for-parents/
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/258474
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