Assessment
Posted on April 24, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On 23rd April, the DfE updated the sample materials available for the 2018 Phonics Screening Check.
Structure of the Phonics Screening Check
The check contains 40 words divided into two sections of 20 words. Both sections contains a mix of pseudo-words and real words.
Read more about the structure here.
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Curriculum
Posted on April 16, 2018 by Nick Hart
The gap between the attainment of disadvantaged children and all children may be narrowing but remains a concern. How can that gap be closed more rapidly and for good?
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Assessment
Posted on April 11, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
In response to the 2017 'Primary assessment in England government consultation', on 11th April 2018 the DfE announced the introduction of a new statutory reception baseline assessment in autumn 2020.
New baseline assessments to be introduced from autumn 2020
The test will be administered by schools as soon as children enter reception and will enable schools to measure children's progress from reception through to KS2. The DfE will publish the results of these measures for all through primaries in the summer of 2027.
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Assessment
Posted on March 28, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On the 27th March 2018, the DfE released updated information about the upcoming KS2 science sampling tests.
Every 2 years, a sample of pupils sit science tests at the end of KS2, in order to gauge the overall performance of the population. The next science sampling tests will take place in June 2018.
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Assessment
Posted on March 27, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On 27th March 2018, the DfE released a leaflet for parents about the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 SATS, including upcoming exam dates, the types of test paper and information about teacher assessments.
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Assessment
Posted on March 23, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On 20th March 2018, the DfE updated the guidance for access arrangements available for pupils participating in the Key Stage 2 SATs. View the updated guide.
The DfE have also published a short video demonstrating how schools can make applications for additional time. Watch the video.
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Assessment
Posted on March 22, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
On 19th March 2018, the DfE released updated guidance about administering the 2018 KS2 national tests.
It includes guidance to:
- planning the tests
- receiving and securely storing the test materials
- administering the tests
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Curriculum
Posted on March 21, 2018 by Vicky Burrill
Author of our English for the More Able series, Vicky Burrill, picks out 10 books to engage and inspire your students.
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Curriculum
Posted on March 20, 2018 by Sarah-Anne Fernandes
In this first blog article, out of a series of two, Sarah-Anne Fernandes discusses the 'selected response' type questions that pupils will face in their maths reasoning paper.
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Assessment
Posted on March 16, 2018 by RS Assessment from Hodder Education
Scaled scores and standardised scores – what’s the difference?
With so many different assessment measures being used throughout primary schools, we’re often asked to clarify the difference between them. So we’ve gone back to the drawing board to provide some quick facts about two key test outcomes: scaled scores and standardised scores (because while both show performance, they aren’t quite the same thing).
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