1. 19.2.19 Alison Bailey, Consultant Trainer
Assessment Update
Alison Bailey, Consultant Trainer

2. Agenda from October 2018 Lessons from 2018 statutory assessment
School accountability
Changes to teacher assessment frameworks 2019
New pre-KS assessment frameworks 2019
P-scales update
Assessing reading, writing and maths across the school

3. Agenda - today Multiplication times tables check (MTC)
Maladministration 2017
Statutory assessment publications so far
Tracking progress – Ofsted, Sig+

4. Multiplication Times Tables Check (MTC)
National voluntary pilot this summer (2019).
Statutory from summer 2020.
Framework was published

5.
MTC - purpose
The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether year 4 pupils can fluently recall1 their multiplication tables. Although the check will help schools to identify pupils who require additional support, it is not intended as a diagnostic tool.
Multiplication tables check framework 1.1
1 The quick retrieving of known information with ease and accuracy

6. MTC - who?
All eligible year 4 pupils who are registered at maintained schools, special schools or academies (including free schools) in England will be required to take the check.
Some pupils may be withdrawn from the assessments. Further details will be provided in the ARA, which will be published in autumn 2019.
Multiplication tables check framework 2.1

7. MTC - content National Curriculum:
‘By the end of year 4, pupils should have memorised their multiplication tables up to and including the 12 multiplication table and show precision and fluency in their work’.
‘Pupils should be taught to recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12’.
The MTC only assesses the instant recall of multiplication facts. Multiplication and division in a wider context will continue to be assessed through the KS1 and KS2 mathematics assessments.
Multiplication tables check framework 3

8. MTC - which times tables?
‘Emphasis on the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 multiplication tables because these have been determined to be the most difficult multiplication tables’.
Multiplication tables check framework 5.2.1

9. MTC - administration and scoring
The MTC will be delivered as an online, on-screen digital assessment. Under standard administration, the check will take each pupil less than 5 minutes to complete. It will be automatically scored, and results will be available to schools once the assessment window closes.
Multiplication tables check framework 2

10. MTC - administration
On-screen (using a computer or tablet) and online (using an internet connection).
Information on IT equipment and operating systems will be in the MTC administration guidance, available before the national voluntary rollout in the 2018/19 academic year.
No other equipment or resources are required.
Input response using computer keyboard, mouse (or equivalent) or on-screen number pad.
Resources that would assist a pupil with working out the answers (such as calculators), or provide the answers to multiplication questions (including wall displays), should be removed from the room in which the MTC is administered.
Summarised from Multiplication tables check framework 2.2

11. MTC - question format All questions in identical format:
6 seconds per question.
3 seconds pause between questions.
Multiple, equivalent forms - each pupil randomly assigned one of the available forms. (If a pupil restarts – new random assigned form).
Multiplication tables check framework 5.1

12. MTC - access arrangements
Once the MTC is statutory, the range of access arrangements applicable to the MTC will be set out in the ARA document.
In the 2018/19 academic year, details about access arrangements will be provided in the MTC administration guidance.
Multiplication tables check framework 6.1

13. MTC - scoring Score out of 25 for each pupil that takes the check
No expected standard threshold
Multiplication tables check framework 5.3

14. MTC - data
Once the assessment is statutory, the data will be used in the following different ways:
school-level results and individual pupil results will be made available to schools. This will allow them to provide additional support to pupils who require it;
as is the case with the Phonics Check, school-level results will be available to selected users including Ofsted via the Analyse School Performance (ASP) data system;
national results will be reported by the Department for Education (DfE) to track standards over time;
national and local authority results will be reported by the DfE to allow schools to benchmark the performance of their pupils.
Multiplication tables check framework 1.1.1

15. MTC - data
Once the assessment is statutory, the data will be used in the following different ways:
school-level results and individual pupil results will be made available to schools. This will allow them to provide additional support to pupils who require it;
as is the case with the Phonics Check, school-level results will be available to selected users including Ofsted via the Analyse School Performance (ASP) data system;
national results will be reported by the Department for Education (DfE) to track standards over time;
national and local authority results will be reported by the DfE to allow schools to benchmark the performance of their pupils.
Multiplication tables check framework 1.1.1

16. MTC – national pilot summer 2019
No need to pre-register for national voluntary pilot;
From April 2019, use administration area of the MTC service via NCA tools to manage pupil register and apply accessibility features for pupils with SEN / disabilities;
Pupils can try out the MTC through a familiarisation area;
Check window for voluntary pilot between 10 – 28 June 2019;
Results available for schools once check window has closed.

17. Maladministration 2017

18. Exemplification KS1 & KS2
KS1 reading, writing, maths (WTS, EXS, GDS) and science (EXS)
KS2 writing (WTS, EXS, GDS) and science (EXS)

19. KS1 & KS2 moderator training Nov 2018
Writing standardisation materials from lead moderator training published for all schools 28 November 2018
Standardisation exercise supporting commentaries and training materials available to download from the ‘Teacher assessment’ section of NCA tools. Log in for access;
Not a requirement for schools to use these materials.

20. 7 aspects of engagement
The Department for Education has announced that in the 2020/21 academic year, P scales 1 to 4 will be replaced with a variant of the 7 aspects of engagement as the statutory assessment of pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum who are not engaged in subject specific study.
Summary p

21. EYFSP
No changes for

22. 2019 access arrangements
KS1:
KS2:

23. KS2 timetable variations
KS2 timetable variations
Changes for the 2018/19 academic year
Previously, schools were required to submit a notification of a start-time variation to STA if they intended to administer the tests to pupils in more than one sitting. From the 2018/19 academic year onwards, no notification is necessary
To move a test to a different day, schools must still submit an ‘Application for a timetable variation’ in the ‘Access arrangements’ section of NCA tools. A school can apply to move a test up to 5 school days after the date specified in the statutory timetable. The application form is available from Monday 28 January 2019.

24. Dates for tests and checks
Phonics, KS1, Multiplication, KS2:

25. STA Assessment updates
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26. Accountability 2018
Update to September publication (three year averages for attainment measures)
School progress scores published December 2018
December update has clarification of support available for schools falling below the floor or coasting standards
New advice for schools on removing unnecessary workload associated with data management.
Updates to some tables to reflect revisions to the data.
file:///C:/Users/aliso/Documents/Assessment/2019%20Spring%20Assessment%20update/Primary_school_accountability_technical_guide_2018_.pdf

27. ‏
school data updates
“Hello Mrs Headteacher lady. I’m an important person in a position of authority who has come to check on standards in your school. Do you have your made-up data?”
“Yes, here is my made-up data.”
“Thank you. That all seems to be in order. See you next year then.”
“OK. Bye.”

28. Ofsted - Data in the context of the curriculum
From September 2019, inspectors will not look at schools’ internal progress and attainment data.
With much […] internal progress and attainment data, [school leadership] and [Ofsted inspectors] can’t be confident that it is reliable and valid information.
Matthew Purves, Ofsted Deputy Director, Schools,

29. Ofsted – new framework consultation
Closing date: 11.45pm on 5 April 2019
New framework from: September 2019

30. Ofsted – new framework proposals
The recent ‘Making data work: report of the Teacher Workload Advisory Group’ report noted that “time associated with data collection and analysis… is most frequently cited as the most wasteful due to a lack of clarity amongst teachers as to its purpose”.

31. Ofsted – new framework proposals
(…following on from previous slide)
Ofsted is committed to ensuring that our inspection work does not create unnecessary work for teachers, and as such we propose that inspectors will not use schools’ internal performance data for current pupils as evidence during an inspection. This is because:
internal data for current pupils has its limitations, and inspectors will not be able to assess whether the data is an accurate and valid representation of pupils’ learning of the curriculum
inspectors will gather direct evidence of the quality of education in schools
inspectors will have meaningful discussions with leaders about how they know that the curriculum is having an impact

32. Ofsted – new framework proposals
(…following on from previous slide)
Inspectors will, however, ask schools to explain why they have decided to collect whatever assessment information they collect, what they are drawing from this information and how that informs their curriculum and teaching. We believe that this will help to reduce unnecessary workload for teachers; we do not believe that it will have a negative effect on our ability to judge effectively the quality of education in a school.

33. Ofsted – new framework consultation
Closing date: 11.45pm on 5 April 2019
New framework from: September 2019

34. Progress matrices

35. From @jpembroke Three key reports for summarising data for governors
school data updates