Last updated: 12 Dec 2007

Targeted at different levels

Statutory national curriculum tasks and tests
Pupils working above and below statutory test levels
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Statutory national curriculum and tests
At the end of key stages 1, 2 and 3 (years 2, 6 and 9) pupils take statutory national curriculum tasks and tests in science. The role of the tasks and tests is to help inform the final teacher assessment reported for each pupil at the end of the key stage.

Key stage 1 involves children responding to oral and written questions, while in key stages 2 and 3 pupils sit two tests that assess their scientific understanding. The tasks and tests are targeted at the different levels that children are working at.

For information on national curriculum assessment arrangements (on the eARA website) and to order copies of statutory tasks and tests (from the NAA website), see related links below and at right.

Pupils working above and below the levels of the statutory tests
To support teachers in assessing both those working below and above the levels of the statutory tests, optional tasks hav been produced, which can be viewed through the related links.

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Order statutory tests and tasks (NAA)
http://www.naa.org.uk/tests/index.html

Guidance on statutory tasks and tests (eARA)
http://www.qca.org.uk/eara/

Optional KS1 tasks for the more able
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_9146.aspx

Optional KS2 tasks for the more able
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_9222.aspx

Optional KS3 tasks for the more able
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_9399.aspx

Optional KS2 tasks below the level of the tests
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_9204.aspx

Optional KS3 tasks below the level of the tests
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_9316.aspx

Statutory P scale requirements at KS1 (eARA)
http://www.qca.org.uk/eara/88.asp

Statutory P scale requirements at KS2 (on the eARA website)
http://www.qca.org.uk/eara/162.asp

Statutory P scale requirements at KS3 (eARA)
http://www.qca.org.uk/eara/284.asp

Guidance on reporting KS2 and 3 assessment (Teachernet)
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/ims/datatransfers/TAs/