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Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) English reading test.
Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP), Unified English Braille (UEB) and uncontracted braille versions of the 2025 key stage 2 (KS2) English reading test.
Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 1 (KS1) mathematics test.
Guidance for completing attendance registers and returning key stage 2 (KS2) test scripts for marking.
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 administering the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments in 2026.
Information for schools about the standard setting process for key stage 1 national curriculum tests in 2016.
Information about how and what data will be collected and used in relation to the reception baseline assessment (RBA).
Guidance for administering the 2026 key stage 2 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments.
Modified materials for the 2024 phonics screening check.
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.
Information on the validity evidence gathered during the development of the reception baseline assessment (RBA).
Validity framework for the multiplication tables check (MTC).
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