Guidance

OptionalKey key stage 1 tests: modified test administration guidance (MTAG)

Guidance for administering the optional2023 key stage 1 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearinga or visual impairments in 2024.impairment.

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

Documents

Optional

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

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-501-9, STA/20/8518/e PDF, 212 KB, 20 pages

Optional

Key key stage 1 modified test administration guidance: administering brailleto versionspupils with a hearing impairment

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-502-6, STA/20/8519/e PDF, 171 KB, 10 pages

Optional

Key key stage 1 modified test administration guidance: administering tomodified pupilslarge withprint aversions

Ref: hearingISBN impairment

HTML978-1-78957-503-3, STA/20/8520/e PDF, 208 KB, 19 pages

Details

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The information expands on section 7 of the 2023 KS1 assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA).

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Published 8 April 2016
Last updated 13 March 20242023 + show all updates

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

  2. Updated for 2023 test cycle

  3. Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 1 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.

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