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Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2024.
An activity checklist for children under 11. Includes guidance, a foreword from the Secretary of State and supporting resources.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) English reading test.
Information about the requirement for selected schools to participate in statutory national curriculum test trials
Modified materials for the 2023 phonics screening check.
Materials for administering the Modified Large Print (MLP) and Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the 2022 key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the 2023 key stage 1 English reading test.
Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the 2022 key stage 1 English reading test.
Modified materials for the 2022 phonics screening check.
A summary of key dates, participation details and administration guidance, including monitoring and reporting
Guidance for test developers which sets out the specification for the development of the phonics screening check for 2012 and beyond.
Includes information about scaled scores, sample test materials, test frameworks, modified test materials and test orders
How to participate in review panels for the key stage 1 and 2 assessments and the reception baseline assessment.
About the testing window, keeping materials secure, the headteacher's declaration form (HDF) and reporting results
Includes what teachers must assess, details of the interim frameworks, pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum, moderation and reporting
This document provides prompts for discussion of phonics teaching and 10 ideas for use in the classroom.
This guidance is for schools administering the phonics screening check to year 2 pupils during the second half of the 2021 autumn term.
Information on disclosure of educational records and transferring records to a pupil's new school
PDF format versions of the 2016 assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)
Includes information about the legal status of ARA, the application of the ARA to different types of school and headteachers' responsibilities
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