Optional key stage 1 tests: modified test administration guidance (MTAG)
Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2024.
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If you’re involved in administering the optional key stage 1 (KS1) tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments, you can prepare by reading:
- the KS1 test administration guidance (TAG)
- this modified test administration guidance (MTAG)
This will ensure that pupils using the modified large print (MLP) or braille versions of the tests, or who have a hearing impairment, can access the tests properly and are not at a disadvantage.
The guidance includes information about:
- planning for the tests
- receiving test materials
- administering the tests
Last updated 13 March 2024 + show all updates
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Updated guidance for administering modified versions of the optional end of key stage 1 tests in 2024.
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Updated for 2023 test cycle
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Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 1 national curriculum tests.
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Updated for the 2020 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2019 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2018 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2017 test cycle.
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Documents updated to reflect the removal of the requirement to administer the KS1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test in 2016.
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First published.