[eal-bilingual] Fair Test?

For those of you fortunate? enough to have test papers back (probably 
more likely at the moment for KS2 than 3), were there any surprises 
when compared to teacher assessment?

The KS2 writing (although the reading is above expectation) results 
seem to have discriminated against EMA pupils;
by name - so if you have an English sounding name you do better (at 
handwriting!) than if your name happens to look foreign. This may just 
be racism on the part of one marker, but I'd be interested to know 
whether others have picked this up.

Many potential level five writers marked at 4c and below. We have 
started to analyse the criteria for the shorter piece and it  is 
definitely biased against EMA pupils. Will do the same for the long 
piece today. What are your views?

Judging from the articles in this week's TES the KS3 marking may be 
even worse. It may be that the inconsistency and unmoderated marking 
may not throw up the same results for you. We shall be looking at this 
more carefully and probably contemplating appeals. i understand that 
some LAs have already got together and have started the process.

Best wishes,

Stuart

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