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Guidance for primary and secondary schools to meet existing expectations for teaching reading.
Guidance about how to become a marker for the key stage 2 (KS2) English and mathematics tests.
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.
The national curriculum secondary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 3 and 4.
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.
English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2024.
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for history for key stages 1 to 3.
Guidance on completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile assessment.
Optional key stage 1 (KS1) mathematics test materials used in 2025.
For teachers to make statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of KS2.
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for physical education (PE) at key stages 1 to 4.
Guidance for schools about access arrangements available for pupils participating in 2026 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests (commonly called SATs).
Optional key stage 1 (KS1) English reading test materials used in 2025.
Optional key stage 1 (KS1) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials used in 2025.
Pre-key stage standards are for pupils who are working below the overall standard of national curriculum assessments, but who are engaged in subject-specific study.
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for geography at key stages 1 to 3.
For teachers to report assessment outcomes for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum assessments (commonly called SATs) at the end of KS2.
Examples of pupils' work to support teachers' assessment of English writing at the end of key stage 2.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2023 national curriculum tests.
You can use these tables to convert raw scores to scaled scores for the 2025 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.
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