At the Full Council Meeting of Fife Council it was decided to pull out of the Scottish National Standardised Assessments for Primary 1 Pupils. Fife Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Councillor James Calder has welcomed this decision.

Cllr. Calder has said,

Over the past few months both at the Scottish Parliament and Fife Council have made clear that these tests are not appropriate for Primary 1 pupils. Time and time again the SNP have continued to ignore these democratic decisions and have insisted to continue with these discredited tests.

It now looks like this is finally being resolved in Fife. The majority of Councillors made their views clear that these tests are unacceptable and I am glad we can now move on from this.