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1 Key Stage 1 & 2 assessment February 2016

2 Format of the tests Table 1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS) tests Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Papers Paper 1: Spelling (20 words) Paper 2: Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary Paper 1: Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary Paper 2: Spelling (20 words) Marks Paper 1: 20 marks Paper 2: 20 marks Total: 40 marks Paper 1: 50 marks Paper 2: 20 marks Total: 70 marks Table 2 Reading tests Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Papers Marks Paper 1: English reading test (lower demand) Paper 2: English reading test (higher demand) All pupils will have access to both papers, with teachers deciding when to withdraw pupils from the test if necessary. Paper 1: 20 marks Paper 2: 20 marks Total: 40 marks English reading test: One paper 50 marks Total: 50 marks Table 3 Maths tests Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 2

3 Papers Paper 1: Arithmetic Paper 2: Mental reasoning Paper 1: Arithmetic Papers 2 and 3: Mathematical reasoning Marks Paper 1: 25 marks Paper 2: 35 marks Total: 60 marks Paper 1: 40 marks Papers 2 and 3: 35 marks per paper Total: 110 marks Table 4 KS1 Test Outcomes Reading Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Mathematics Higher attaining/expected Achieved (AS) Achieved (AS) Achieved (AS) Not achieved Not achieved Not achieved Other options 3

4 Table 5 KS2 Test Outcomes Reading Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Mathematics Higher attaining/expected Achieved (AS) Achieved (AS) Achieved (AS) Not achieved Not achieved Not achieved Other options of the test (B) test (T) Pupil will take test in the in the past (P) Maladministration (Q) Maladministration (Q) Maladministration (Q) Pupil cheating (H) Pupil cheating (H) Pupil cheating (H) Consideration - Ability to affected (CA) affected (CA) affected (CA) Consideration - Ability to affected (CN) affected (CN) affected (CN) 4

5 Format of the teacher assessments For 2016, the interim teacher assessment framework require the use of new performance descriptors. A table of outcomes are illustrated below: Table 6 KS1 Teacher Assessment Outcomes Reading Writing Mathematics Science Higher attaining Working at greater depth within the (GDS) Working at greater depth within the (GDS) Working at greater depth within the (GDS) Expected Working towards Working towards Working towards the (HNM)* the of the of the of the *Pupils with SEND or NOTSEN P levels: P4, P5, P6, P7, P8 P levels: P4, P5, P6, P7, P8 P levels; Number/Using/SSM P-levels for English overall: P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii P-levels for Maths: P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii 5

6 Table 7 KS2 Teacher Assessment Outcomes Reading Writing Mathematics Science Higher attaining Working at greater depth within the (GDS) Expected (HNM) Working towards (HNM) (HNM)* Growing development of (PKG) Growing development of (PKG) Growing development of the (PKG) Early development of Early development of Early development of (PKE) (PKE) (PKE) the of the of the of the *Pupils with SEND or NOT SEN P levels: (also for S&L) P levels: (also for S&L) P levels; Number/Using/SSM P-levels for English overall: P-levels for Maths: 6

7 P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii Other options 7

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