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On Saturday 21 May, a group of us from ÃÛÌÒapp went along to the first #LearningFirst event hosted by the @BeyondLevels team organised by Dame Alison Peacock.

With the end-of-key-stage assessments imminent, here's a quick reminder of what the Rochford Review recommendations are for assessing children working 'working below the standards of the national curriculum tests but who are above the level of the P scales'.

At the same time that the government published the KS2 teacher assessment exemplifications, it also published guidance for KS1 teacher assessment, and though most of the guidance was as expected with regards to phonics and reading fluency there were a few interesting points.Ìý

The exemplifications for the end-of-KS2 tests have just been released with videos to support the paperwork, and while we’re fairly familiar with the curriculum this is the first time we have seen examples of what those objectives look like in practice. So what have we learned?

Key Stage 1 SATs have long been controversial. But with tests this year the first to be linked to the new curriculum, they feel more high-stakes than ever. With this in mind here are 5 ideas to help you to prepare your children and minimise stress while maximising results.

With assessment a key focus of school improvement plans for most primary schools this year, here are 8 questions to ask yourself to help you evaluate whether your assessment system is the best it could be.

Read the second of two guest posts from Liz Woodham, Primary CoordinatorÌýat NRICH, with more advice on how their mathematical tasks can be used inÌýtheÌýclassroom.

Read the first of two guest posts from Liz Woodham, Primary CoordinatorÌýat NRICH, with advice on how their mathematical tasks can be used inÌýtheÌýclassroom.

Assessment has been the big issue this year, with the DfE encouraging schools to innovate and approach it with fresh eyes, free from the constraints of levels.