The Conversation

Testing teachers’ basic literacy and numeracy skills is pointless

Stewart Riddle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The Conversation

Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly

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The Courier-Mail

LANTITE test for trainee teachers had a record number of first-time fails in 2024 – would you pass it?

Results for 2024 show just 88.1 per cent of aspiring teachers passed the literacy component of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) the first time – down from a high ...
The Independent

Proposed year 8 tests should not be used to measure schools – review chief

New English and maths tests in year 8 proposed by the curriculum and assessment review should not be used to measure schools, the leader of the Government-commissioned review has said. The final ...