<p><br /> Two of England's teaching unions are at loggerheads over the future of national curriculum tests for 11-year-olds.<br /> </p><p><br /> While the National Union of Teachers (NUT) is continuing to threaten industrial action if the tests - known as Sats - are not scrapped, the NASUWT has issued a poll warning that abolishing the papers would be "reckless".<br /> </p><p><br /> Both unions will debate the tests at their annual Easter conferences this weekend.<br /> </p><p><br /> The NASUWT poll questioned 2,000 teachers about the impact of ending Sats tests for 14-year-olds.<br /> </p><p><br /> Schools Secretary Ed Balls scrapped these in October 2008 saying they were not needed to hold secondary schools to account.<br /> </p><p><br /> The survey found abolishing the tests had increased teacher workloads and distracted them from teaching and learning.<br /> </p>
