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Looking beyond SATs

In September 2011 we introduced the Rose Hill Westonbirt Diploma at our school. This came out of our belief that SATs at age 11 are fundamentally flawed – they do not truly reflect the broad and balanced curriculum which we offer, they no longer cover science or any practical work and only single levels are awarded to pupils. …read more

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Looking beyond SATs

In September 2011 we introduced the Rose Hill Westonbirt Diploma at our school. This came out of our belief that SATs at age 11 are fundamentally flawed – they do not truly reflect the broad and balanced curriculum which we offer, they no longer cover science or any practical work and only single levels are awarded to pupils. …read more

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