If your view of education is dictated by the results of tests, then this month must have been an exciting one for you. Educationalists throughout the world have been opining upon what has come out of SATs, 'Pirls' and even 'Pisa'. For me, regrettably, I have only a sense of foreboding. The Government's interpretation of the SATs results would have you believe that all is well and that improvements were seen in 54 per cent of schools. The corollary is that notwithstanding all the money spent...