fallen behind. many of you will to say kids need to feel the pressure of gcses coming down the line. what do you think are sats much too much, much too young? do they put children under unnecessary pressure? or are they an important tool for measuring abilities? how many millilitres of squash are in each drink? what is the correct answer? are sats up to scratch? what is the correct answer? get in touch, let s talk. call free. call me on 08085 909693. text 85058. follow 5 live on facebook and twitter.. it is good to see. here the news. train passengers are facing cancellations on many lines at the start of a weekend likely to be severely disrupted by strike action. train drivers in the aslef union have walked out today, in their continuing dispute about pay and conditions. more disruption is expected tomorrow, when rmt union members walk out. the uk economy grew a small amount over the first three months of the year. official figures show that gross domestic product increase
them through it as much support as possible to help them through it. but as much support as possible to help them through it. as much support as possible to help them through it. but why cram? why cram? if it them through it. but why cram? why cram? if it is them through it. but why cram? why cram? if it is a them through it. but why cram? why cram? if it is a picture them through it. but why cram? why cram? if it is a picture of cram? if it is a picture of progress, why are you cramming? why are you putting this pressure at the end? why is that happening? if it is not fit for purpose, it does put into question why you are doing it. right, so basically, the sats are a test we right, so basically, the sats are a test we have right, so basically, the sats are a test we have to right, so basically, the sats are a test we have to do right, so basically, the sats are a test we have to do at right, so basically, the sats are a test we have to do at the - right, so basic
exams assess how old good you are doing exams assess how old good you are doing exams exams assess how old good you are doing exams. it feels like an enormous amount of pressure. yes, gcses enormous amount of pressure. yes, gcses are enormous amount of pressure. yes, gcses are coming. but by then they are almost gcses are coming. but by then they are almost young adults. they have different are almost young adults. they have different coping mechanisms. and the whole different coping mechanisms. and the whole philosophy of the test thing as well, whole philosophy of the test thing as well, it whole philosophy of the test thing as well, it feeds into every big conversation that we need to have about conversation that we need to have about a conversation that we need to have about a department for education and their attitude towards education. do we dig their attitude towards education. do we dig league tables, for example? ditch we dig league tables,
would you say to those people? i would you say to those people? i think that is fine if we help them prepare think that is fine if we help them prepare for that matter. but what i m hearing from other sources is that the i m hearing from other sources is that the exams themselves, the question that the exams themselves, the question were difficult. there is no way i question were difficult. there is no way i could question were difficult. there is no way i could do that. they are looking way i could do that. they are looking at way i could do that. they are looking at past papers. if the past papers looking at past papers. if the past papers and are a reflection of what they are papers and are a reflection of what they are going to be asked coming forward, they are going to be asked coming forward, if they are going to be asked coming forward, if the government don t -ive forward, if the government don t give them forward, if the government don t give them more su
crosby. thanks, everyone. hello, kate. good morning. good morning. what is your kate. good morning. good morning. what is your considered kate. good morning. good morning. what is your considered opinion - kate. good morning. good morning. what is your considered opinion on | what is your considered opinion on this? we are going to happening this question coming up on the screen in a second. i will be glad for everybody listening. it is a cracker. i will do it after we have heard from you, kate. steel yourself, everybody, for that one. so yeah, tell us about your son and what he has been feeling and going through? what he has been feeling and going throu~h? ., ., what he has been feeling and going throu~h? . . , through? yeah, the end game here is to find the performance through? yeah, the end game here is to find the performance of through? yeah, the end game here is to find the performance of the - to find the performance of the schooi~ to find the performance of the school.