Guidance

Key stage 2 tests: modified test administration guidance (MTAG)

Guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments.

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published
11 April 2016
Last updated
14 March 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering braille versions

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-505-7, STA/20/8522/e PDF, 318 KB, 22 pages

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Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering to pupils with a hearing impairment

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-506-4, STA/20/8523/e PDF, 204 KB, 9 pages

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Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering modified large print versions

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-507-1, STA/20/8524/e PDF, 292 KB, 21 pages

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Details

If you’re involved in administering the key stage 2 tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments, you should prepare by reading this modified test administration guidance (MTAG).

The guidance is to ensure that pupils using the modified large print (MLP) or braille versions of the tests, or who have a hearing impairment, can access the tests properly and they are not at a disadvantage.

It includes information about:

  • planning for the tests
  • receiving test materials
  • administering the tests
  • sending the completed test scripts for marking
Published 11 April 2016
Last updated 14 March 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.

  2. Updated for the 2020 test cycle.

  3. Updated for the 2019 test cycle.

  4. Updated for the 2018 test cycle.

  5. Updated for the 2017 test cycle.

  6. First published.