Statutory Assessment

England

 DCSF press announcement of 14.10.08 concerning the end of statutory key stage 3 tests and school accountability changes.

 Secretary of State's Letter concerning the end of statutory key stage 3 tests and school accountability changes.

National Curriculum Assessments - the statutory assessment requirements for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 are available from NAA/QCA at Assessment and Reporting Arrangements.

The National Assessment Agency website has up-to-date information about national curriculum tests and the delivery and modernisation of GCSE and A level examinations.

England - Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile is available from the new Early Years Foundation Stage Profile page on the National Assessment Agency site.

The NAA's third annual monitoring report on the Foundation Stage - Implementation and moderation of the foundation stage profile 2007- is now available.

AAIA has produced guidance notes (Summer 2007) about assessing children's attainments in the Foundation stage. You can also read the NAA's response to them.

Midlands AAIA has produced a compendium of guidance about the interpretation of the Profile scale points called Tricky Points, developed as part of the moderation process for the Profile over the past five years –

The NAA has also produced additional guidance on completing Foundation Stage Profiles and additional guidance for assessing children who Have English as an additional language

And the DCSF Standards site also contains a set of Frequently Asked Questions about the Foundation Stage Profile.

A ministerial letter to local authorities in 2005, about workload and assessment in the Foundation Stage can be found at letter to Chief Education Officers.

OFSTED have performed a major survey on the Foundation Stage - The Foundation Stage: a survey of 144 settings.

Midlands AAIA has revised its Tricky Points guidance on interpreting the Profile scale points. This guidance has been developed through Profile moderation over the previous five years and has been updated in 2008 following the publication of the revised Profile Handbook.

The North West AAIA region has produced three sets of materials to support the consistency and accuracy of practitioners’ assessments against the Foundation Stage Profile:

Portfolio 1, covering Personal, Social & Emotional Development and Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Portfolio 2, covering Communication, Language & Literacy and Creative Development

Portfolio 3, covering Mathematical Development and Physical Development.