The Primary Assessment Gateway is open to primary schools, local authorities and multi-academy trusts for activities relating to 2021/22 national curriculum assessments:
https://t.co/1INbWxovt1
Key documents have now been published by the STA, including Assessment and Reporting Arrangements for KS1 and KS2. Follow this link:
https://t.co/GKpO0yCEAy
The DfE have today confirmed that Primary School Assessment is planned to return in 2021/22. However, no performance tables will be published. Data will be shared at school level. https://t.co/07EE6qHciN
There is no statutory requirement for schools to choose one of the SSP programmes on the list. Validation status indicates a programme has been self-assessed and judged by a panel with relevant expertise that consider it to meet all (DfE) criteria for an effective SSP programme.
@MissB51935702 @WhiteRoseMaths@MathsHias Any assessment that you use needs to be relevant and valid. No point assessing aspects not covered. Ongoing assessment that is sharply formative is much more valuable.
This out today. Monitoring visits for Reception baseline assessment: quality monitoring visit guidance - https://t.co/reXuDBRNZA (https://t.co/rtnZ9qYfc3). NFER will do them.
Yes, Destination Reader does appear to be a predominately 'comprehension skills' approach with 'text detectives', inference and prediction elements with a SATs prep element (3 mark answers) all tied together with a dialogic element and a focus on pupil engagement.
We all know the importance of developing pupils’ communication skills, so why not check out ICAN’s free resources to support your school in becoming a ‘Communication Commitment school’? Communication commitment (https://t.co/8hqF4HytmT)
Guidance on reporting to parents updated today. As suspected very few requirements. No duty to report on attendance in 20/21. A school comm with our take on the guidance will follow in due course https://t.co/5ST5fCNILH.
Book now via the Learning Zone for our 'Understanding Reading Ages' webinar on 7 July. Intended for leaders/teachers with responsibility for reading and literacy - support your team to make sense of reading data and its implications for classroom teaching across the curriculum.