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Information for schools about the standard setting process for key stage 1 national curriculum tests in 2016.
Information about grants paid by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) to local authorities and academies.
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the optional key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum tests in 2025.
Modified materials for the 2023 phonics screening check.
Guidance for phonics screening check monitoring visits, including instructions for completing the monitoring visit form.
How to participate in review panels for developing the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) tests, phonics screening check and reception baseline assessment (RBA).
Guidance for administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2025.
Guidance for local authorities, academies and independent schools on implementing monitoring and moderation agreements for the national curriculum assessments.
Information about the statutory requirement on selected schools to participate in national curriculum test trials
Technical specification for software suppliers, schools and local authorities completing returns for the key stage 2 teacher assessment data collection.
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.
Validity framework for the multiplication tables check (MTC).
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