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At secondary level, leaders are more likely to feel positive, with three
in 10 (30%) saying that the current performance measures are fair
and accurate; half (50%), however, disagree. Nonetheless, secondary
Over the past two years, do you think the level of
pressure on schools from school performance measures
has increased, decreased or stayed the same?
school leaders are less optimistic than this time last year, when seven
in 10 (69%) thought that the new progress 8 measure would more
accurately capture the overall performance of their school.
This lack of faith in performance measures may be a consequence
of the strain school leaders feel they are under. More than nine in 10
(91%) think that the level of pressure on schools from performance
measures has increased over the last two years. Primary and secondary
school leaders are broadly of the same opinion, with 92% and 86%
respectively believing this to be the case. Less than one per cent
of school leaders in each phase think that the current performance
Increased Decreased
91% <1%
Stayed the
same Don’t know
7% 1%
measures have decreased the stress placed on the school system.
“There should be more exemplification
materials available for national tests, especially
for reading … Sourcing appropriate and
matched resources has a huge impact on a
teacher’s workload…”
Primary school leader
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