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Information leaflet about the phonics screening check, which takes place in June.

Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) mathematics test.

Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) English reading test.

Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.

This guidance is designed to be used as a step-by-step guide to support schools and local authorities when submitting data on the Primary Assessment Gateway.

Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests.

Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.

Arrangements for the statutory reception baseline assessment (RBA) in the academic year 2024 to 2025.

Frameworks for teachers who wish to make non-statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of key stage 1 (KS1).

Key stage 2 report template for teachers to use when completing statutory end of year reports for parents.

Information about primary school progress measures.

Pre-key stage standards are for pupils who are working below the overall standard of national curriculum assessments, but who are engaged in subject-specific study.

For teachers to use as an assessment tool for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum tests.

Technical specification for software suppliers, educators and local authorities completing returns for the key stage 2 data collection.

Check administration guidance for the multiplication tables check.

Report detailing the maladministration allegations reported to the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) in the academic year 2022 to 2023.

Reporting concerns, including pupil cheating, about the administration of national curriculum assessments in primary schools.

Guidance for local authorities on how to conduct phonics screening check monitoring visits, including completing the monitoring visit form.

Procedures and guidance for local authorities about investigating claims of cheating, malpractice or maladministration in the national curriculum assessments.

Guidance for local authorities on how to conduct monitoring visits for the key stage 2 (KS2) tests, including completing the monitoring visit form.

Guidance for completing attendance registers and returning key stage 2 (KS2) test scripts for marking.

How schools apply for special consideration for pupils whose performance is affected by extremely distressing circumstances or incidents before the tests.

Check administration guidance for headteachers, teachers and school staff administering and scoring the phonics screening check.

Guidance for schools about access arrangements available for pupils participating in 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests (commonly called SATs).

Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2024.

Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the optional key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum tests in 2024.

Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.

Information for parents about the optional end of key stage 1 assessments and mandatory end of key stage 2 assessments, sometimes referred to as SATs.