[Maths-Education] How much is testing costing us?

[leone burton]

Horror!  It would be interesting to compare those figures with the
expenditure on the post-Cockcroft teacher support programme!!  leone burton

Prof. Leone Burton
8 Grange Walk
London SE1 3DT
Tel:  44 (0)20 7394 2929
email:  leone.burton@virgin.net
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I am grateful to Phil Willis MP and his colleages for obtaining the
following answer to a parliamentary question.
I would be most interested in your response - particularly from colleagues
overseas.

Sue JW
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Examinations
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the
initial total cost was including production, printing, marking and
moderation of (a) KS1 SATS, (b) KS2 SATS, (c) KS3 SATS, (d) GCSE, (e) AS,
(f) A Level and (g) A2 for all schools in England and Wales for each of the
years from 1997-98 to 2001-02. [76582]
Mr. Miliband: The breakdown of expenditure for the KS SATS (England) and
GCSE and A Level (England and Wales is as follows:
£ million
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02
KS1 SATS (7 yrs) 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2
KS2 SATS (11 yrs) 3.1 10.5 10.6 11.4 12.2
KS3 SATS (14 yrs) 3.5 10.5 11.0 11.9 13.0
KS SATS 1-3 total 8.2 22.6 23.3 25.2 27.4
GCSE (16 yrs) 86.0 92.7 95.8 102.0 108.9
A Level (17 and 18) 36.4 42.4 44.4 59.5 64.6
Notes:
1. Because of budgeting methods, the individual KS1-3 SATS figures are an
indicative breakdown of the KS SATs subtotals.
2. Figures for KS SATS for 1997-98 are from 1 October 1997 (when QCA
commenced operations).
3. Figures for A Level include AS and A2.
4. Figures for GCSE and A-Level for 2001-02 are estimates.


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