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…
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…
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.…
"Parents have not always had the information they need to challenge schools to improve. This must change." A keystone in the strategy for extending information for parents will be a new online “Parent Portal” to be launched in 2017. This…
In 2016 Pupils in Y2 will no longer be assessed using National Curriculum levels instead reading, writing and maths will be Teacher Assessed across 4 categories - working towards the expected standard, at the expected standard, at greater depth within…
Those pupils taking the KS2 tests in May 2016 are the first to be assessed against the new national curriculum. The test outcomes and the Teacher Assessments will no longer be reported using levels and APS. Progress will no longer…
Reception baseline assessment will not be used as a starting point to measure pupil progress. On 7th April 2016, following the results of a comparative study, the DfE announced that the 3 different assessment approaches tested on entry to reception…
The DfE's Primary school accountability in 2016 sets out the headline measures, which will appear in the performance tables in 2016: the percentage of pupils achieving the ‘expected standard’ in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2…
In 2016 a primary or junior school will be above the Floor Standard if: at least 65% of pupils meet the expected standard or better in reading, writing and maths or the school achieves sufficient progress scores in reading and writing…
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