1. Assessment Without Levels Key Updates

2. Assessment timetable (1) WhenWhat April- June 2015Final set of National Assessments in Y2 and Y6 under ‘old’ National Curriculum and outcomes as levels June 2015Any approved Early Baseline Assessments which did not recruit sufficient schools ‘removed’ and schools which had chosen them have to select an alternative supplier June/July 2015EYFS Profile completed for pupils in Reception Year July 2015Report of DfE Commission on Assessment without Levels August 2015Publication of national results at end of KS1 and KS2 From Sept 2015National Curriculum 2014 in use for all year groups and Ofsted Common Inspection Framework introduced Sept/Oct 2015First use of Early Reception Baseline assessments

3. Assessment timetable (2) WhenWhat Autumn 2015New sample tests for KS1 and KS2 available to schools Publication of final version of Performance Descriptors for statutory teacher assessment along with national exemplification material Information on use of scaled scores to report statutory test outcomes from 2016 STA carries out comparability study on approved Baseline Assessments December 2015Publication of last set of School Performance Tables in relation to old National Curriculum Summer 2016First use of statutory tests and teacher assessment in relation to new National Curriculum Final statutory use of EYFS Profile Sept/Oct 2016Reception Baseline Assessment used unless school chooses to be held accountable on attainment data alone in 2023

4. DfE Commission on Assessment Without Levels Outputs (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/commission-on- assessment-without-levels#meeting-dates:)https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/commission-on- assessment-without-levels#meeting-dates principles to support effective systems of assessment why assessment without levels is better than previous approach guidance on school assessment policy development clear information on legal requirements for assessment and on how and when they will change clarity on assessment without levels and Ofsted inspection examples of good practice advice to Government on how teacher training and CPD can support assessment without levels and on ensuring appropriate provision for pupils with SEN

5. Assessment & accountability under the new NC from 2016 – key implications pupil progress in reading, writing and mathematics, rather than attainment, the focus for most schools ‘sufficient progress’ will not be defined in advance so schools need to be able to articulate and justify how they use assessment to improve learning and teaching schools’ pupil progress tracking will need to take account of new, national ‘performance descriptors’ for end of Key Stages 1 and 2 national progress ‘data’ derived from statutory assessment will go through changing forms until 2023 KS1 teacher assessment will continue to carry very high stakes (until at least 2019)

14. EIS Support to Date 3 AWL conferences 6 AWL networks (so far), more planned 3 HT Briefings 5 ‘Hot Topic’ Governor Briefings Key considerations guidance to be shared with Governors

15. Future Support EIS

16. primary method of communication is ‘Assessment update’ emails analysis shows that not all schools in Notts receive the emails (due to invalid or missing email addresses) and that some schools don’t open them. records show that 188 schools from Notts LA did not receive, or open, recent mailings headteachers told STA their preferred communications to be shared through briefings Communication from STA

17. Case Studies