Key stage 2 tests: test administration guidance (TAG)
Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants about administering the 20222023 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
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If you’re involved in administering the key stage 2 tests in 2022,2023, you should prepare by reading this test administration guidance (TAG).
It includes information about:
- planning for the tests
- receiving test materials
- administering the tests
This video shows how schools submit their headteacher’s declaration form:
Last updated
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Updated for the 2023 test cycle
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Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
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Updated for the 2020 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2019 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2018 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2017 test cycle.
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First published.
Update history
2026-03-09 09:30
Updated for the academic year 2025 to 2026
2025-03-10 09:30
Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025
2024-03-11 09:30
Updated guidance for administering the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.
2023-03-13 07:55
Updated for the 2023 test cycle
2022-03-14 12:55
Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.