Ministers should pause SATs and all statutory assessments in primary schools in England to give children time to catch up on lost learning, a coalition of head teachers, parents and MPs has said. The Government’s plans to assess four and five-year-old children in their first few weeks of school from September should be postponed, according to a report from the More Than A Score campaign group. A YouGov survey of 2,012 parents in England with children aged four to 11 suggests that only 15% think spending time preparing for SATs should be included in a “catch-up” programme for pupils. More than two in three parents (67%) would prefer the programme to include children taking part in activities not available during lockdown – such as group sports, outdoor play and drama, the poll found.