First day at school? Did you prep for the test? Andrew Milligan/PA Archive From September 2016, within five weeks of starting primary school, all children in England will receive an assessment that ...

Baseline tests for reception pupils in England are not reliable enough to measure progress this year, says a study for the Department for Education. The education department, which is introducing the ...

Adults reporting bowel control problems are offered a full baseline assessment, which is carried out by healthcare professionals who do not assume that symptoms are caused by any existing conditions ...

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The tests for four and five-year-olds had been criticised by teachers' union leaders as unnecessary Baseline tests for reception pupils in England are not reliable enough to measure progress this year ...