This headteacher’s letter to year 6 students in barrowford primary school has gone viral.if you can’t read directly from the picture…its written out below:
“Please find enclosed your end of KS2 test results.
We are very proud of you as you demonstrated
huge amounts of commitment and tried your
very best during this tricky week.
However, we are concerned that these tests do
not always assess all of what it is that make each
of you special and unique. The people who create
these tests and score them do not know each of
you… the way your teachers do, the way I hope
to, and certainly not the way your families do.
They do not know that many of you speak two
languages. They do not know that you can play a
musical instrument or that you can dance or
paint a picture.
They do not know that your friends count on you
to be there for them or that your laughter can
brighten the dreariest day. They do not know that
you write poetry or songs, play or participate in
sports, wonder about the future, or that
sometimes you take care of your little brother or
sister after school.
They do not know that you have travelled to a
really neat place or that you know how to tell a
great story or that you really love spending time
with special family members and friends.
They do not know that you can be trustworthy,
kind or thoughtful, and that you try, every day, to
be your very best… the scores you get will tell
you something, but they will not tell you
everything.
So enjoy your results and be very proud of these
but remember there are many ways of being
smart.”
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