Some schools are concerned about the erratic marking of SATs. Last year was a marking disaster with Raise online data released so late it was almost time for this year's SATs! For schools the outcome of not being able to trust the marking is hours of extra work spent checking individual papers. One literacy co-ordinator reported spending two weeks checking papers. If schools are to be judged by SATs results then they deserve to have accurate marking.
So how widespread is this? The NUT say that historically 20% of awarded grades have been inaccurate.
What has been your school's experience this year? Were you a marker for the 2009 SATs? If so what quality assurance procedures were in place? Are these reports the tip of the iceberg or are they isolated cases? Please let us know your experiences.
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