On 21 April the DfE new school data system was launched, Analyse School Performance (ASP) it is to replace RAISEonline. The RAISEonline site will close on 31 July 2017, so before that happens we recommend: You download a copy of…
Key Points Relating to Ofsted School Inspections for 2016/2017 There are a number of changes to the Handbook which came into being from September 2016. Ofsted, on their website state that the changes are minimal: "The minor revisions made in…
Schools, and headteachers in particular, spend a lot of time writing school development plans (SDP). Therefore the question that needs to be asked is, "Does the time spent writing represent good value?". Answers are likely to vary. Some schools will…
On 1 September the DFE published individual school's Value Added scores through the checking website and announced the higher standard threshold. Higher Standard Threshold in Reading and Maths The scaled score of 110 or more will be the threshold for…
RAISEonline 2016 Substantial revisions are being made to the RAISEonline over the next few months to take account of the assessment and accountability changes at KS1, 2 and 4. An outline of these changes has been published in the latest…
Primary Test Results KS2 All schools will now be aware that only 53% of year 6 pupils gained the expected standard in the new tests in maths, reading and writing combined. This is well below the new floor target of…
Key Stage 2 Test Results Published The raw scores, scaled scores and mark scripts have been made available on the NCA tools website today. Also available is a full summary of individual pupil's results from the SATs and teacher assessments…
At the end of key stage 1 (KS1) in 2016 teacher assessments are to be used to report on the progress of pupils. These assessments will take into account a pupil’s performance in national curriculum tests (SATs) in mathematics, English…
Three key threads run through the White Paper, the over-arching theme of which is an increasingly school-led system. The first thread is the concept of competition whereby the most successful MATs get bigger and the less successful are taken over.…
Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive, has stated that the STA were made aware on 20 April that the actual KS1 spelling test had been published on-line in January as part of the guidance provided for the test. The document has now been removed.…
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