Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is giving to teachers to assist them with the new Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 tests.

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) provides detailed statutory guidance for schools and teachers to follow in the administration of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 tests. The guidance on test administration is specifically in Section 6 of the Assessment Reporting Arrangements (ARAs) which can be found here:

• For Key Stage 1 - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/2016-key-stage-1-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara

• For Key Stage 2 - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/2016-key-stage-2-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara

The STA published sample questions in summer 2014 in addition to complete sample tests in summer 2015 to give primary schools nearly a year of lead-in time to prepare for the new tests.

A clarification document was published on 8 March 2016 to address any misunderstandings that there may have been with the guidance regarding statutory teacher assessment. This document can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clarification-key-stage-1-and-2-teacher-assessment-and-moderation-guidance