Early years and primary specialists from Early Education and TACTYC have reviewed the six baselines chosen by the Department for Education last month and concluded that they are not ‘in the best interests of children’.
Judgements on school effectiveness will not be relevant until 2022/23, and given the changes to Government policy, current intentions on baseline judgements could be obsolete by then, they add.
The experts also cite unresolved issues with using the baselines during the pilot year, including issues of comparability of data between the schemes. Schemes may also be withdrawn if they do not attract at least 10 per cent of primary schools.
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