Device requirements

From Septemberthe 2025,start of the 2025 autumn term, schools will need a minimum of 2 devices to administer the RBA. RBA:

1. One device will be used by the practitioner to administer the assessment,assessment.
2. The and the pupil will need to use a separate touchscreen device to respond to some of the questions.

Screen size

BothThe devices will need a minimum screen size offor both devices is 9.7 inches (measured diagonally) to interact with assessment questions.diagonally).

Touchscreen

AnyThe devicespupil useddevice by pupils must havebe a touchscreen functionality.to Thisenable ispupils required to ensure they can respond to the assessment questions.

Operating systems and browsers

WeYou recommendshould ensuringensure that your devicesdevice’s areoperating updatedsystem with(OS) theand latestbrowser operatinghave systemthe andlatest browserupdates installed before administering the assessment. This is important to ensure the RBA runs smoothly.smoothly and securely.

You can run the RBA on the following operating systems and browsers:

*The RBA will not work on iOS12 or earlier, due to the age and limitations of this technology.

Security

The devices you use to conductadminister the assessment should be owned and managed by the school.

Schools should take appropriate measures to ensure their devices are safe and secure, such as applying filtering and antivirus software.

The Department for Education’s guidance on meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges provides information on what schools should do to ensure the safety and security of their devices and technology.

FurtherRecommended supportactions before administration

IfThe RBA administration guidance provides information to help practitioners prepare for and administer the RBA.

We recommend IT staff and practitioners complete the following checks before administering an assessment:

Check your devices are ready to use

For both devices, you should ensure that:

• they are experiencingswitched on, fully charged and in good working order
• the auto lock, hibernate and sleep mode features are disabled
• any issuesunnecessary withtabs on the browser are closed
• any other applications are closed
• the browser is not in privacy or Incognito mode
• cookies are enabled
• the browser has local storage access enabled
• pop-up blocker software is disabled

Check your devices,devices weconnect recommendto sharingthe assessment services

Practitioners should use the ‘Check your devices can pair and connect to the service’ section of the ‘Assessment service: start an assessment’ to check their devices can administer the RBA.

You can find more information in ‘Preparing for the assessment’ within the RBA administration guidance.

Further support

If you have a technical issue, share this guidance with your school’s IT support.support team.

If they are unable to fix the issue, you havecan anycontact otherus questionsor aboutcall the devicesnational requiredcurriculum assessments helpline on 0300 303 3013, selecting the option for RBA.

You will need to administerprovide the 2025following RBA,information pleaseso emailwe Future-RBA.STA@education.gov.uk.can give you the best support:

• type of device
• operating system
• browser
• as much detail as possible – we recommend taking a screenshot