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Information on the design, development and delivery of the optional key stage 1 (KS1) and statutory key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) English reading test.
Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2025.
Procedures and guidance for local authorities about investigating claims of cheating, malpractice or maladministration in the national curriculum assessments.
Key stage 2 report template for teachers to use when completing statutory end of year reports for parents.
Guidance for completing attendance registers and returning key stage 2 (KS2) test scripts for marking.
Guidance for phonics screening check monitoring visits, including instructions for completing the monitoring visit form.
Information about how and what data will be collected and used in relation to the reception baseline assessment (RBA).
Information for schools about the standard setting process for key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
Information for schools about the standard setting process for key stage 1 national curriculum tests in 2016.
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) mathematics test.
Technical specification for software suppliers, schools and local authorities completing returns for the key stage 2 teacher assessment data collection.
Validity framework for the multiplication tables check (MTC).
Information on the validity evidence gathered during the development of the reception baseline assessment (RBA).
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