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National curriculum assessments: guidance for local authorities

• From: Department for Education and Standards and Testing Agency
• Published: 14 April 2015
• Last updated: 21 October 2016, see all updates

Information for local authorities (LAs) supporting schools' key stage 1 and 2 tests and teacher assessment.

Use this collection to complete your statutory requirements. You should also be familiar with the phonics screening check: administration guidance (CAG), key stage 1 test administration guidance (TAG) and key stage 2: test administration guidance (TAG).

We regularly write to LAs about the assessment updates that we send to schools. These assessment updates help schools to complete actions on time and administer the key stages 1 and 2 tasks, tests and checks correctly.

You must complete statutory requirements by law, unless there’s a very good reason not to.

Statutory guidance

1. 2017 early years foundation stage: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

   • 6 December 2016
   • Statutory guidance

2. 2017 key stage 1: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

   • 21 October 2016
   • Statutory guidance

3. 2017 key stage 2: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

   • 21 March 2017
   • Statutory guidance

2017 planners for schools

1. Key stage 1 assessments: 2017 planner

   • 21 October 2016
   • Guidance

2. Key stage 2 assessments: 2017 planner

   • 21 October 2016
   • Guidance

Data collection

1. Key stage 1 assessments data collection: guide to submitting data

   • 17 May 2017
   • Guidance

2. Phonics screening check data collection: guide to submitting data

   • 18 May 2017
   • Guidance

Maladministration

1. Key stage 1 and 2: maladministration investigation procedures

   • 23 March 2017
   • Guidance

2. Key stage 1 and 2: maladministration investigation visits

   • 23 March 2017
   • Guidance

3. National curriculum assessments: reporting maladministration

   • 23 March 2017
   • Guidance

Monitoring visits

1. Key stage 2 tests and phonics screening check: monitoring visits

   • 24 April 2017
   • Guidance

Teacher assessment

1. Teacher assessment moderation: requirements for key stage 1

   • 31 October 2016
   • Guidance

2. Teacher assessment moderation: requirements for key stage 2

   • 31 October 2016
   • Guidance

Document information

Published: 14 April 2015

Updated: 21 October 2016

+ full page history

1. 21 October 2016 Addition of 2017 assessment and reporting arrangements.
2. 17 April 2015 2015 maladministration guidance added
3. 14 April 2015 First published.

From: Department for Education Standards and Testing Agency