Guidance and regulation

The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 January 2024

• Summary of changes for childminders

  Summary of changes for childminders, since the previous issued framework.…

• Summary of changes for group and school-based providers

  Summary of changes for group and school-based providers, since the…

Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 4 September 2023

• Development Matters

  Introduction No job is more important than working with children in the…

A template to support schools to publish a summary of their music development plan on their website.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 May 2024

Mathematics test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 22 May 2023

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2023 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 26 June 2023

The national curriculum primary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 1 and 2.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 6 May 2015

Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2024.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 24 May 2024

Information about how headteachers, or someone with delegated authority, can reschedule the key stage 2 (KS2) tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 9 October 2023

Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2023

Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 13 September 2021

This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 12 February 2024

Mathematics test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2022.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 20 May 2022

English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2024.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 24 May 2024

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2022 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 20 June 2022

Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 11 March 2024

English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2023

Check administration guidance for the multiplication tables check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 4 April 2024

English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2024.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 24 May 2024

For teachers to make statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of KS2.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 10 October 2022

Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2023 national curriculum tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 11 July 2023