Children kept off school in test protest
Parents supporting the Let Our Kids Be Kids campaign have kept children out of school.
More than 40,000 parents have signed a petition calling for primary school tests, which are due to be taken later this month, to be scrapped.
The number of children kept at home today (3 May) is still unsure.
A social media campaign has been urging parents to take children on educational activities for the day.
The campaign organisers say children are "over-tested, over-worked and in a school system that places more importance on test results and league tables than children's happiness and joy of learning."
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