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Information for schools about the standard setting process for key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
Information about grants paid by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) to local authorities and academies.
Guidance for local authorities undertaking monitoring visits for the phonics screening check, including instructions for completing the monitoring visit form.
Information about the statutory requirement on selected schools to participate in national curriculum test trials
Guidance for local authorities undertaking monitoring visits for the key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests, including instructions for completing the KS2 monitoring visit form.
Modified materials for the 2025 phonics screening check.
Guidance for completing attendance registers and returning key stage 2 (KS2) test scripts for marking.
Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2026.
Technical specification for software suppliers, schools and local authorities completing returns for the key stage 2 teacher assessment data collection.
Key stage 2 report template for teachers to use when completing statutory end of year reports for parents.
Validity framework for the multiplication tables check (MTC).
Information for schools about the standard setting process for key stage 1 national curriculum tests in 2016.
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