Key stage 2 tests: modified test administration guidance (MTAG)
Guidance for administering the 20242025 key stage 2 national curriculum tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments.
- From:
- Standards and Testing Agency
- Published
- 11 April 2016
- Last updated
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1110 March20242025 — See all updates
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Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering to pupils with a hearing impairment
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If you’reyou are involved in administering the 2025 key stage 2 (KS2)(KS2) tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments, you should prepare by reading:
- the KS2 test administration guidance
(TAG)(TAG)
- this modified test administration guidance
(MTAG)(MTAG)
This will ensure that pupils using the modified large print (MLP)(MLP) or braille versions of the tests, or who have a hearing impairment, can access the tests properly and are not at a disadvantage.
The guidance includes information about:
- planning for the tests
- receiving test materials
- administering the tests
- sending the completed test scripts for marking
Updates to this page
Published 11 April 2016
Last updated 1110 March 2024
2025
+ show all updates
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Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025
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Updated guidance for administering modified versions of the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.
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Updated for 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.
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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 modified versions of the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.
2023-03-13 07:57
Updated for 2023 test cycle
2022-03-14 12:55
Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
Key stage 2 modified test administration guidance: administering to pupils with a hearing impairment
HTML
Details
If you’reyou are involved in administering the 2025 key stage 2 (KS2)(KS2) tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments, you should prepare by reading:
- the KS2 test administration guidance
(TAG)(TAG)
- this modified test administration guidance
(MTAG)(MTAG)
This will ensure that pupils using the modified large print (MLP)(MLP) or braille versions of the tests, or who have a hearing impairment, can access the tests properly and are not at a disadvantage.
The guidance includes information about:
- planning for the tests
- receiving test materials
- administering the tests
- sending the completed test scripts for marking
Updates to this page
Published 11 April 2016
Last updated 1110 March 2024
2025
+ show all updates
-
Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025
-
Updated guidance for administering modified versions of the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.
-
-
Updated for 2023 test cycle
-
-
Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
-
-
Updated for the 2020 test cycle.
-
-
Updated for the 2019 test cycle.
-
-
Updated for the 2018 test cycle.
-
-
Updated for the 2017 test cycle.
-
-
First published.
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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 modified versions of the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.
2023-03-13 07:57
Updated for 2023 test cycle
2022-03-14 12:55
Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
Details
If you’reyou are involved in administering the 2025 key stage 2 (KS2)(KS2) tests to pupils with hearing or visual impairments, you should prepare by reading:
- the KS2 test administration guidance
(TAG)(TAG) - this modified test administration guidance
(MTAG)(MTAG)
This will ensure that pupils using the modified large print (MLP)(MLP) or braille versions of the tests, or who have a hearing impairment, can access the tests properly and are not at a disadvantage.
The guidance includes information about:
- planning for the tests
- receiving test materials
- administering the tests
- sending the completed test scripts for marking
Updates to this page
Published 11 April 2016Last updated
-
Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025
-
Updated guidance for administering modified versions of the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.
-
Updated for 2023 test cycle
-
Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
-
Updated for the 2020 test cycle.
-
Updated for the 2019 test cycle.
-
Updated for the 2018 test cycle.
-
Updated for the 2017 test cycle.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
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 modified versions of the statutory end of key stage 2 tests in May 2024.
2023-03-13 07:57
Updated for 2023 test cycle
2022-03-14 12:55
Updated guidance for administering the 2022 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.