John Coe offers his commentary on a challenging paper from the One Nation group of Conservative MPs – a contribution to the developing debate about future changes in education policy.

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The education of young children in their primary schools has been hit hard in recent years. Politicians are attracted to testing because the results can be quantified. But the accuracy implied by a number is false: research has shown that scores are not consistent and are seriously affected by personal circumstances.