Scaled scores for 2025 key stage 2 SATs announced Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard
EPI calls for review of phonics screening check Researchers argue there’s ‘no evidence’ the checks led to improved outcomes
DfE scraps £1.6m key stage 1 SATs paper opt-out scheme Unions say ‘common sense has prevailed’ after an estimated £1.6m was spent last year on optional papers
Key dates for SATs and phonics checks: 2025, 2026, 2027 Government has released the key dates for primary assessment – including SATs and phonics checks – for the next three years
Primary school disadvantage gap narrows But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains above pre-pandemic levels
SATs helpline struggling, and 9 more findings from STA accounts Agency plans to ‘transform’ how it engages with schools, but still misses phone targets
Scaled scores for 2024 key stage 2 SATs announced Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard
SATs 2024: Schools face results ‘queue’ system Leaders face ‘enduring same frustrations as music fans struggling to get concert tickets’, says union
Primaries fail to opt out of SATs – but say they won’t be testing FOI data reveals just 7 per cent of primary schools opted out of receiving KS1 papers