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The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) and its supplier, Capita, outline the lessons learnt from issues that arose in the 2022 assessments.
Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the optional key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum tests in 2025.
Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2025.
Provisional information on the 2017 phonics screening check and assessments at key stage 1, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics.
How to participate in review panels for developing the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) tests, phonics screening check and reception baseline assessment (RBA).
A change to the date we return 2023 KS2 test results to schools by one week will be necessary due to the additional bank holiday in honour of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Monday 8 May 2023.
This report provides an analysis of the phonics screening check following a pilot in 2011.
Information about the statutory requirement on selected schools to participate in national curriculum test trials
Guidance for local authorities, academies and independent schools on implementing monitoring and moderation agreements for the national curriculum assessments.
We’re seeking views on the future of assessment in primary schools and the implications for accountability.
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