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Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2023 phonics screening check.
Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2024 phonics screening check.
Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the 2026 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.
Optional mathematics test materials used in 2024.
Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.
Check administration guidance for the multiplication tables check (MTC).
Optional English reading test materials used in May 2024.
For teachers to make statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of KS2.
English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2023 national curriculum tests.
Information for schools, local authorities and multi-academy trusts (MATs) on how to access the National Curriculum Assessments Portal (NCA Portal).
Optional English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials used in 2024.
Guidance for headteachers, teachers and school staff administering and scoring the phonics screening check in key stage 1.
Examples of pupils' work to support teachers' assessment of English writing at the end of key stage 2.
Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the phonics screening check at key stage 1 (KS1).
Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the 2025 key stage 2 (KS2) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.
Information leaflet for parents about the phonics screening check, which takes place in June.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools to use for the optional 2025 national curriculum tests at the end of 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.
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