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BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

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Justin Rowlatt presents a discussion series involving experts and people closely involved

Reality Check: Series 3

Reality Check: Series 3: Episode 1: School testing

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Episode 1: School testing

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School testing

BBC Radio 4 - Reality Check, Series 3, School testing

Justin Rowlatt and guests debate how much young children should be tested at school.

Debates on topical issues, bringing together experts in a particular field with people at the sharp end. Justin Rowlatt asks how much young children should be tested at school.

Justin Rowlatt returns with a series of debates on topical issues, bringing together experts in a particular field with people living at the sharp end. He visits a primary school in South London to ask whether testing young children really helps them, or whether it subjects them to unnecessary stress. And is the point of SATS tests to benefit the children themselves or to give an indicator of school performance?
Producer: Adele Armstrong.

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