Statutory guidance

KeyPrimary stagesassessments: 1 and 2: investigating maladministration allegations of maladministration

Procedures and guidance for local authorities about investigating claims of cheatingcheating, (sometimesmalpractice calledor malpractice)maladministration in KS1the and KS2 national curriculum assessments and guidance for local authorities.assessments.

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published
27 March 2018
Last updated
1725 AprilMarch 20232024 — See all updates

Documents

Key

National stagecurriculum 1assessments: and 2: maladministration investigation procedures

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-866-9

HTML, STA/23/8673/e PDF, 257 KB, 16 pages

Key stage 12 and 2:phonics: maladministration investigation visits guidance

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-867-6

HTML, STA/23/8674/e PDF, 162 KB, 8 pages

Details

This guidance is for local authorities and provides details about investigating maladministration in the national curriculum assessments, including the:

  • reception baseline assessment (RBA)
  • KS1 phonics screening check (PSC)
  • multiplication tables check (MTC)
  • KS2 tests and teacher assessment

The investigation procedures documentoutline outlines how the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) investigates allegations of maladministration ofand national curriculum assessments. It covers:

  • roles and responsibilities
  • types of maladministration allegations
  • roles (includingand cheatingresponsibilities
  • investigation inand thedecision testsmaking or in teacher assessment)processes
  • informationpotential aboutinvestigation howoutcomes allegations are processed and investigatedfurther actions

The investigation visits guidance explains how local authorities carry out school visits as part of STA’s investigations into allegations of maladministration.

Published 27 March 2018
Last updated 1725 AprilMarch 20232024 + show all updates

  1. Updated guidance for 2024.

  2. Updated for the 2023 test cycle

  3. Updated guidance for the current academic year. (The investigation visits guidance, remains unchanged and was last update May 2019)

  4. Added note to inform of the content user of the next update for the documents on this page.

  5. Updated for the 2019 test cycle.