Assessment Updates

October 2019

30 Oct Government Guidance: 2020 early years foundation stage: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile in 2019 to 2020 academic year. Find the complete guidance here.  24 Oct Government Guidance: Phonics…

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Preparing for the Future

Primary Assessment is changing – again! * Updates to Teacher Assessment Frameworks  * Changes to reporting for pupils with SEN – P Scales becoming non-statutory  Here at Pupil Asset, we always aim to provide the most up to date resources…

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September 2019

Keep up-to-date with the latest updates and news on primary assessment – Sept 2019. 27 Sept  Update from DfE on how KS1 to KS2 progress will be measured for academic year 2019/20   Q – How will you use assessments from…

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July 2019

17th July Government Publication: Data burdens on schools Letter from Secretary of State for Education to local authorities and academy trusts on reducing data burdens on schools. Read it here.  9th July  Government Publication: 2019 scaled scores at key stage 2 Scaled score…

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June 2019

24th June Government Publication: Phonics screening check: 2019 materials Scoring guidance, pupils’ materials and answer sheet for the 2019 phonics screening check. Find the guidance here. 24th June Government Publication: National curriculum assessments: practice materials Practice materials for the phonics screening check, key…

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May 2019

28th May  Government Publication: National curriculum assessments: practice materials Practice materials for the phonics screening check, key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests, including past test papers. Find them all here. 28th May  Government Publication: Key stage 1: submitting…

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April 2019

29th April  Government Publication: Key stage 1: phonics screening check administration guidance Check administration guidance for headteachers, teachers and school staff administering and scoring the phonics screening check. Find the full guidance here. 29th April  Government Publication: Phonics screening check: sample materials and…

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March 2019

22nd March  Offer for schools: Maze Education  Maze Education are offering schools a free trial of their software including the following tools: Interactive Question Level Analysis; End of year analysis; Bulk student reporting; Drill down to individual children & questions; Strands, sub-strands…

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February 2019

27th Feb Government Publication: Reception Baseline Information about the new reception baseline assessment for schools and local authorities. These documents provide information for schools and local authorities about the new reception baseline assessment which will be introduced in autumn 2020. Find…

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January 2019

24th January Secondary accountability measures (including Progress 8 and Attainment 8) Information for schools about secondary school accountability measures, including Progress 8 and Attainment 8. Find it here.  24th January  Key stage 1 assessments data collection: guide to submitting data How…

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December 2018

20th December  Updated Guidance: Key stage 1 and key stage 2 test dates Future dates for the key stage 1 and key stage 2 tests (commonly referred to as SATs), phonics screening check, multiplication tables check and science sampling tests. Find…

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November 2018

22nd November  Government Publication: 7 aspects of engagement pilot: qualitative evaluation This evaluation report was produced by IFF Research, working in partnership with Dr. Debs Robinson (University of Derby). It looks at the use of the 7 aspects of engagement as…

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October 2018

30th October  Government Publication: STA Updates for schools This week’s update includes a reminder to place KS1 and KS2 test orders on NCA tools by 23 November; a publication about NCA tools in terms of managing access and a troubleshooting…

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