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The qualifications that staff must hold to be included in the specified staff:child ratios at levels 2, 3 and 6 of the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the phonics screening check at key stage 1 (KS1).
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.
English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.
Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.
For teachers to report assessment outcomes for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum assessments (commonly called SATs) at the end of KS2.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools to use for the optional 2024 national curriculum tests.
Information for primary schools on how to register pupils for key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests in 2026.
Guidance for primary and secondary schools to meet existing expectations for teaching reading.
Guidance for schools whose pupils were affected by extremely distressing circumstances during or before the key stage 2 tests.
Optional English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials used in 2024.
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for science at key stages 1 to 4.
Classroom resources to help teachers, headteachers and their senior leadership teams explain GCSE and A level marking and grading to their students.
To support teachers in making early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) judgements.
Frameworks for teachers who wish to make non-statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of key stage 1 (KS1).
Information for exams officers about using the Parcelforce Worldwide yellow label service to dispatch exam scripts for general qualifications.
The national curriculum secondary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 3 and 4.
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for history for key stages 1 to 3.
A guide to the government’s universal support to help schools improve the quality of reception-year provision.
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.
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