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New assessment to provide better starting point to measure progress and the impact of schools.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Latest information and actions from the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) for schools, academies, local authorities and academy trusts.
Announcing the launch of consultations on primary assessment and the recommendations of the Rochford Review.
Proposals to create a long-term, proportionate primary assessment system set out by Education Secretary Justine Greening.
Consultation launched on the future of the primary assessment system.
Written ministerial statement by Education Secretary Justine Greening on primary education
Results of this year's phonics screening check show a continued rise in pupils meeting the expected reading standard.
Schools minister addresses delegates at the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) conference.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Key stage 2 results for 2016 published.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan addresses the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) annual conference.
Statement from Jennifer Coupland, Standards and Testing Agency Chief Executive, on the accidental publication of a live key stage 1 test.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb's statement following the accidental publication of a live key stage 1 (KS1) test.
Information for schools and local authorities
Schools Minister announces a series of ‘phonics roadshows’ to help schools share best practice.
Jane Eyre and Gulliver’s Travels will be some of the literary treats offered to schools thanks to Penguin and Schools Minister Nick Gibb.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at Elmhurst Primary School about the importance of learning multiplication tables and number facts.
Schools Minister explains that academic knowledge, and a sensible use of technology, will ensure pupils flourish in the world of work.
Phonics check results show 120,000 more children on track to become excellent readers.
The Education Secretary and children’s author issue a call to publishers and schools to make English pupils Europe’s most literate.
Shared ambition for hundreds of new book clubs across the country and a library card for every 8-year-old.
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