Dundee East Labour
12 June 2019
Speaking after the Education Secretary's statement to Parliament, Scottish Labour's education spokesperson Iain Gray MSP said:
“It remains an act of supreme arrogance for John Swinney to continue to defy the will of the Scottish Parliament.
“The Parliament said in September that testing Primary 1 pupils must end, yet the SNP government continues to ignore that decision.
“The review reflects many of parliament’s concerns, including the lack of a clear rationale for the tests. I
"It says the results cannot provide national data or compare school with school in the way Ministers have repeatedly said they could.
“Parliament was right in September and it is still right today.
“The testing of Primary 1 pupils should stop.”
Speaking after the Education Secretary's statement to Parliament, Scottish Labour's education spokesperson Iain Gray MSP said:
“It remains an act of supreme arrogance for John Swinney to continue to defy the will of the Scottish Parliament.
“The Parliament said in September that testing Primary 1 pupils must end, yet the SNP government continues to ignore that decision.
“The review reflects many of parliament’s concerns, including the lack of a clear rationale for the tests. I
"It says the results cannot provide national data or compare school with school in the way Ministers have repeatedly said they could.
“Parliament was right in September and it is still right today.
“The testing of Primary 1 pupils should stop.”