Reading: Assessments
Commons · Question 91311 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the year 8 reading test is used to direct interventions and not be used as a bench marking exercise for schools.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 24 Nov 2025
This government is determined to drive up standards for young people. Reading holds the key to the rest of the curriculum, with pupils who struggle to read so often struggling across the board, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.The departm...