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SATS tests are fuelling a rise in mental health problems among children as young as seven, ministers are warned today.
The regime of national tests for seven, 11 and 14-year-olds is causing many to suffer extreme anxiety, frequent crying and nightmares, according to an independent schools leader.See the full content of this document
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Sats 'Strain Mental Health of 7-Year-Olds'
Diana Watkins, head of a girls' prep school in Salisbury, said fewer fee-paying schools now offered SATs and parents had supported abandoning them. Her own sch...
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