The Government’s new reading test for year 8s will sit alongside new “diagnostic” maths and writing tests to help teachers identify gaps in learning, the Education Secretary has said. The final report ...

Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn, the BBC understands. The mandatory tests, first reported by Schools Week,, ...

The final report of the curriculum and assessment review has recommended introducing new English and maths tests in year 8.

School children are expected to be able to read, write and compare fractions, add and subtract decimals, solve linear equations, and find the perimeter and areas of shapes by the time they reach Year ...

A global snapshot has revealed Victorian year 8 students are ranking low in maths and science — with results stagnating over the past 30 years — sparking calls to make more STEM subjects available at ...