If everybody hates Sats, why haven’t they been abolished already?

Analysis: Teachers have long been against the exams facing primary pupils – and now Labour is as well

David Jones, chair of Qualifications Wales, said we need to make sure the technology works first (PA)

Jeremy Corbyn is the latest opponent of Sats exams in primary schools but teachers have been calling for the tests to be abolished for years – and they haven’t been alone in their fight.

Last summer, a number of parents kept their children out of school during Sats. Now Labour believes it is time for the exams for 10 and 11-year-olds to go as a “regime of extreme pressure testing” has led to young children crying, vomiting and having nightmares because of stress.

In 2017, the government responded to opposition, announcing it would phase out the tests for seven-year-olds after critics said they placed too much pressure on children.