Statutory guidanceGuidance

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

Guidance for administering the 20242023 key stage 2 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments.

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published
11 April 2016
Last updated
1113 March 20242023 — See all updates

Documents

Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering modifiedto largepupils printwith versionsa hearing impairment

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-506-4, STA/20/8523/e PDF, 169 KB, 9 pages

Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering braille versions

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-610-8, STA/22/8631/e PDF, 268 KB, 22 pages

Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering tomodified pupilslarge withprint aversions

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HTML978-1-78957-612-2, STA/22/8633/e PDF, 216 KB, 21 pages

Details

If you’re involved in administering the key stage 2 (KS2) tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments, you should prepare by reading:

(MTAG).

ThisThe willguidance 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.

TheIt guidance 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 1113 March 20242023 + show all updates

  1. Updated guidance for administering modified versions of the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.

  2. Updated for 2023 test cycle

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

  4. Updated for the 2020 test cycle.

  5. Updated for the 2019 test cycle.

  6. Updated for the 2018 test cycle.

  7. Updated for the 2017 test cycle.