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The national testing system in English schools is being misused to the detriment of children's education, says a report from a committee of MPs.
The Commons schools, children and families committee says teachers spend too much time "teaching to the test".
"The inappropriate use of national testing could lead to damaging consequences," warns the report.
Schools Minister Jim Knight welcomed MPs' recognition that the "principle of national testing is sound".
With hundreds of thousands of 11-year-olds in England taking "Sats" tests this week, the select committee report warns that the tests are being used in a way that does not benefit children or the schools system.
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"In an effort to drive up national standards, too much emphasis has been placed on a single set of tests and this has been to the detriment of some aspects of the curriculum and some students," says committee chairman Barry Sheerman.
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