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Optional key stage 1 (KS1) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials used in 2025.
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.
Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the 2026 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.
Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2024 phonics screening check.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools to use for the optional 2025 national curriculum tests at the end of key stage 1 (KS1).
Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2023 national curriculum tests.
Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2023 phonics screening check.
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for English at key stages 1 to 4.
The writing framework outlines a common approach to teaching writing based on evidence and existing good practice.
Guidance about how to become a marker for the key stage 2 (KS2) English and mathematics tests.
The full national curriculum framework for key stages 1 to 4, including programmes of study and attainment targets.
Optional English reading test materials used in May 2024.
Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 2 (KS2).
Optional mathematics test materials used in 2024.
For teachers to make statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of KS2.
Information for schools, local authorities and multi-academy trusts (MATs) on how to access the National Curriculum Assessments Portal (NCA Portal).
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for mathematics at key stages 1 to 4.
Guidance on completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile assessment.
Examples of pupils' work to support teachers' assessment of English writing at the end of key stage 2.
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