Lucy Powell MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the government’s plan to review primary assessment Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell MP said:

“Ministers abandoned the levels system a year ago with no idea how to replace it resulting in confusion and upheaval.

“Parents will be greatly concerned by the chaos in assessment in schools brought about by the government’s education policy. They deserve to know exactly how their child is performing at school – but under the Tories, this constant chop and change is threatening standards, creating confusion for parents and pupils year on year and adding extra bureaucracy for teachers.

"Ministers must urgently address the loss of confidence in our children’s results.”