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Welcome Welcome to the Assessment section of the Lancashire Grid for Learning. Here you will find the latest assessment news, information on courses and resources to help you with your practice.
16 May 2012 Fischer Family Trust: Date of release of 2011 KS4 and KS5 final data in FFT Live Update on issues with release of KS4 and KS5 data not being updated on FFT live until early July. For further information click here. 14 May 2012 EYFSP, KS1 & Year 1 Phonics Screening Check; instructions for collection and return Letter from Karen Williams informing schools of the reporting arrangements and submission deadlines for the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 1 Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. This letter also highlights the data checking element for Headteachers and includes Guidance from the Westfield Centre. 16 April 2012 Year 1 Phonics Screening Check; screening check start times and monitoring visits; response needed by 21st May 2012 Letter from Karen Williams reminding schools of the monitoring arrangements for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check in 2012 and to complete the eform on the schools portal, a document on Guidance for schools on monitoring visits is also available from the DfE. 29 March 2012 New Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework- 2012 The revised, simpler framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) was published on 27 March 2012, for implementation from September 2012. Click here to download. Development Matters in the EYFS 2012 is the new non-statutory guidance, which has been produced by Early Education, to support you in implementing the statutory requirements of the EYFS Framework 2012. Click here to download. 14 March 2012 Level Thresholds for the Internally Marked KS2 Writing Tests To find the level thresholds for the internally marked KS2 writing tests use the links below:- 29 February 2012
KS2 SATs - Internally marked English writing test administration guide
Please see here for administration guidance for the KS2 internally marked English writing SATs tests.
02 February 2012 KS2 SATs - Example Level 6 Papers
Level 6 tests in English reading, writing and mathematics now form part of the suite of Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests. These tests are optional and are aimed at high attaining children. The level 6 English reading and mathematics tests will be provided to schools who have registered children for these tests and must be administered on the dates specified in the test timetable. Completed test scripts should be sent for external marking. Sample level 6 tests for Reading, Writing and Mathematics are now available for schools to download from the Test orders section of NCA tools website. Help on where to find the sample tests can be found here.
18 January 2012 Year 1 phonics screening check – Information from the DfE The Year 1 phonics screening check Assessment and reporting arrangements is now available to download here. The ARA contains important information for all those responsible for assessment and reporting, in particular headteachers and governing bodies. Information on the structure and content of the phonics screening check is now also available here in sample material. Schools will receive both the ARA and sample materials as hard copies shortly. Finally the Assessment framework online for the development of the Year 1 phonics screening check is available here. This document sets out the specification for the development of the phonics screening check for 2012 and beyond. 13 January 2012 Phonics Materials from the DfE Please find here some updated phonics materials from the DfE website. These include an example of what the Y1 phonics test might look like, a suggested flier for parents and some background information. The traffic light tracker document is a useful tool for tracking phonics across KS1. Further help, support and advice can be sought from the Lancashire Literacy Team. 12 January 2012 Pupil Attitude Questionnaire Project 2011/12 Information regarding participation in the 2011/12 PAQ: Pupil Attitude Questionnaire Project has been sent to schools on the 9th January 2012. Schools have until 6 February 2012 to indicate whether or not they wish to participate.. As last year we will include the "PAQ Self Evaluation Report". Feedback from many headteachers indicated that this was very useful and effective, in that staff could then use the pre-populated narrative analysis to copy into other documents in school; for example, feedback to pupils, parents and governors, and/or the school's own self evaluation format. Please contact the Professional Support Team on 01772 531555 or pst@lancashire.gov.uk if you have any queries about the Pupil Attitude Questionnaire.
Assessing pupils eligibility for additional time A useful list of available tests schools can use in assessing pupils eligibility for additional time in this years SAT tests is available here.14 November 2011 The Assessment and Reporting Arrangement booklets Information on the statutory assessment and reporting requirements for EYFSP, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 including moderation. Guidance on how to administer Key Stage 1 tasks and tests can also be found. 26 September 2011 eProfile (version 3.3) The QCDA have released the latest version of eProfile (3.3) which is now available for download, the user manual is available here. Schools who use eProfile are strongly advised by the QCDA to upgrade to the new version. Any data already entered for this year (2012) in version 3.2 will automatically transfer across, however it is advisable to back up your work before upgrading. Further information is available by clicking here. Reference Checklist for resources/guidance documents for statutory assessment EYFSP-KS1-KS2 This list of resources contains hyperlinks to the relevant documents/videos on the QCDA website, current on 15 March 2011. PIVATS 4 PIVATS (Performance Indicators for Value Added Target Setting) is a school-based assessment tool building on the P-Scales that will help you to inform target setting for pupils of all ages whose performance is outside national expectations. For more information please see the PIVATS website.
15 May 2012 RAISEonline - 2011 Key Stage 4 final data release timetable Please see here for information regarding the timetable for the release of 2011 Key Stage 4 Final Data
15 May 2012 RAISEonline - Updates to RAISEonline data from Key Stage 2 validated data release Please see here for an update regarding 2011 Key Stage 2 interactive and summary reports for RAISEonline. 09 May 2012 RAISEonline - 2011 Key Stage 4 validated interactive data now available
The interactive reports (including the summary report) for schools with end of 2011 Key Stage 4 validated data are now available in RAISEonline. Please click here for further information.
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