As we know from today’s news of a primary school exams boycott, or “kids’ strike”, it’s tough being a schoolchild in Britain today. But apparently it’s also tough being a Schools Minister.
Nick Gibb, Minister of State at the Department for Education, failed a SATs grammar question for 11-year-olds on the BBC’s World at One today. Having spent all morning defending the primary school exams system – criticised by tens of thousands of parents for putting too much pressure on young children – he fell victim to the very test that has come under fire.
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