Students wishing to attend must take cognitive ability tests, and undergo teacher assessments.

In addition, teachers are required to provide teacher assessments in the same subjects.

Most research has been based on teacher assessments, case studies and surveys.

Only results for teacher assessments were published from 2006 onwards.

It also recommended that teacher assessments at the end of year 6 remain compulsory.

Over this three years, a system for moderation of teacher assessments would be developed.

The decision to promote a child is based partly on tests and on teacher assessments.

No endles drilling required, and the information could be used to supplement teacher assessment.

Both approaches, too, emphasize the importance of teacher assessment.

However, from 2009, this will be based on on-going teacher assessment, with results for each school being published in performance tables.