ABSTRACT
Task Group on Assessment and Testing (TGAT) TGAT was appointed by Kenneth Baker, then Secretary of State for Education, in 1987, to advise him on national curriculum assessment. It was chaired by Professor Paul Black and produced the TGAT Model. It was at first accepted by Government but in many respects has been watered down by later events. (See also Dearing Reports/Reviews)
taught time In 1993 the Secretary of State for Education asked the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) to investigate the ‘relationship between the amount of taught time and the quality and standards of pupils’ work, including examination results’. OFSTED produced an Interim Report in January 1994 and Final Report in July 1994, Taught Time. The conclusion was that neither inspection evidence nor statistical analysis revealed any relationship between the length of taught time and pupils’ achievements which would support an increase in the recommended minima for the length of taught time in schools. An adequate amount of teaching time for a given subject is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for producing work of quality.
