Question follow-through · 1462
National Curriculum Tests: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SATs on Y6 pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SATs on Y6 pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2026
Answer published
The government believes pupils should both achieve and thrive in education. While schools should encourage pupils to do their best, the department does not recommend excessive preparation for primary assessments and certainly not at the expense of wellbei...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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