UK school test scrapped

British students will have one less test to take. Education Secretary Ed Balls said yesterday that the Government was scrapping its national testing of 14-year-olds in maths, reading and science.

British parents and teachers have complained that kids are over-tested and that non-tested subjects are getting squeezed out.

The tests being scrapped have generally been used to judge how well schools are doing moving kids along.

The Government says there will be a stepped-up effort to assess teachers and increase reports to parents.