Because it's on the list! The government published some standardisation papers

and one of the children was working 'below national standards' (though clearly a good 4b in old money) because he hadn't included hyphens, semicolons or commas for meaning.

It's a nightmare! It encourages teaching a checklist of things rather than writing for purpose and audience.

Who do you teach?

Posted By: Bravo win or die, May 4, 22:30:42