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| Sats firm elbowed out of appeals | Sats firm elbowed out of appeals |
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| The government's school exams agency for England is taking control of the re-marking of disputed test papers from its contractor, ETS Europe. | The government's school exams agency for England is taking control of the re-marking of disputed test papers from its contractor, ETS Europe. |
| The National Assessment Agency is to step in with immediate effect, as delays in issuing the results continue. | The National Assessment Agency is to step in with immediate effect, as delays in issuing the results continue. |
| Head teachers have warned already that a record number of test papers will be sent back for re-marking this year. | Head teachers have warned already that a record number of test papers will be sent back for re-marking this year. |
| A spokesman for the watchdog said it was acting to restore schools' confidence in the system. | A spokesman for the watchdog said it was acting to restore schools' confidence in the system. |
| Markers who would have been checking papers for ETS will now work for the National Assessment Agency (NAA). | Markers who would have been checking papers for ETS will now work for the National Assessment Agency (NAA). |
| Deadline | Deadline |
| The deadline for re-marking has been pushed back from mid-July to 10 September - or 10 days after all the test scripts have been returned to schools. | The deadline for re-marking has been pushed back from mid-July to 10 September - or 10 days after all the test scripts have been returned to schools. |
| With an expected increased number of complaints over marking, the process is set to drag on into the autumn. | With an expected increased number of complaints over marking, the process is set to drag on into the autumn. |
| The announcement that the NAA is intervening directly is the latest stage in the attempts to clear up the unresolved problems in this year's results for tests taken by 11 and 14-year-olds in England. | The announcement that the NAA is intervening directly is the latest stage in the attempts to clear up the unresolved problems in this year's results for tests taken by 11 and 14-year-olds in England. |
| Almost three weeks after the deadline for returning test results, there are still schools waiting for their marks and returned test papers. | Almost three weeks after the deadline for returning test results, there are still schools waiting for their marks and returned test papers. |
| On Friday, 16% of English papers for 14-year-olds still had not been returned. | On Friday, 16% of English papers for 14-year-olds still had not been returned. |
| There are also still some primary schools waiting for their complete set of marks. | There are also still some primary schools waiting for their complete set of marks. |
| An inquiry headed by Lord Sutherland has been set up to investigate the problems with this year's Sats results, which is expected to report in the autumn. | An inquiry headed by Lord Sutherland has been set up to investigate the problems with this year's Sats results, which is expected to report in the autumn. |
| It is expected to examine details of the contract awarded to ETS by the exams authorities - the QCA and NAA - and to examine how they handled early warnings that there were likely to be problems with the delivery of the results. | |
| Opposition politicians have accused the government of failing to take charge of what they say has been a "shambles". | Opposition politicians have accused the government of failing to take charge of what they say has been a "shambles". |
| The Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said that he has been assured that there is no reason to believe that there are any problems with the quality of the marking. | |
| Mr Balls told the House of Commons last week that it would be "totally inappropriate" for him to comment on financially-sensitive negotiations between the QCA watchdog and ETS. | Mr Balls told the House of Commons last week that it would be "totally inappropriate" for him to comment on financially-sensitive negotiations between the QCA watchdog and ETS. |