Guidance

Key stage 1 tests: modified test administration guidance (MTAG)

Guidance for administering the 20232022 national curriculum tests to pupils with a visual impairment.

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published
8 April 2016
Last updated
1314 March 20232022 — See all updates

Documents

Key stage 1 modified test administration guidance: administering braille versions

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-501-9, STA/20/8518/e PDF, 212278 KB, 20 pages

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Key stage 1 modified test administration guidance: administering to pupils with a hearing impairment

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-502-6, STA/20/8519/e PDF, 171210 KB, 109 pages

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Key stage 1 modified test administration guidance: administering modified large print versions

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-503-3, STA/20/8520/e PDF, 208275 KB, 19 pages

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Details

This guidance will help you prepare to administer the key stage 1 (KS1) tests to pupils with a hearing impairment. You should follow it to ensure these pupils can access the tests properly and are not at a disadvantage.

The information expands on section 7 of the 20232022 KS1 assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA). (ARA).

You should use this guidance together with the:

  • 20232022 KS1 test administration guidance
  • test administration instructions provided with the standard test materials

The test administration instructions include information about what you should do before, during and after each test. Schools may also want to use practice materials to help prepare for the tests. Headteachers are responsible for the test administration arrangements within their school. Failing to adhere to this guidance could lead to a maladministration investigation

Published 8 April 2016
Last updated 1314 March 20232022 + show all updates

  1. Updated for 2023 test cycle

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

  3. Updated for the 2020 test cycle.

  4. Updated for the 2019 test cycle.

  5. Updated for the 2018 test cycle.

  6. Updated for the 2017 test cycle.

  7. Documents updated to reflect the removal of the requirement to administer the KS1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test in 2016.

  8. First published.