BBC Wales school league tables 'not worth the paper they are written on' says the NASUWT

23 May 2011

Commenting on the 'league tables' of schools' performance, issued over the weekend by BBC Wales, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in Wales and throughout the UK, said:

“The publication of these league tables is a reckless and irresponsible exercise.

“Schools which were 'top of the league' in the first list on Friday were languishing way down the second list by Monday morning.

“The information is not worth the paper its written on.

“However, it will have done untold damage to the morale and motivation of teachers and the confidence of parents in their child's school.”

Rex Phillips, NASSUWT Wales Organiser, said:

“This is a flawed analysis based on inappropriate use of crude data.

“Performance league tables were abolished in Wales for a very good reason – they do not reflect the performance of a school.

“What this has demonstrated is that the Welsh Government process of grading schools is being distorted to create a flawed focus on failure.”

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