Question follow-through · 22207

National Curriculum Tests: Science

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Standards and Testing Agency's publication of 20 July 2022, entitled Information: primary assessments in the 2022/23 academic year, for what reason it was decided not to undertake further

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
6 Jan 2025
Target answer date
9 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Standards and Testing Agency's publication of 20 July 2022, entitled Information: primary assessments in the 2022/23 academic year, for what reason it was decided not to undertake further

  2. 9 Jan 2025

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  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Statutory teacher assessment of science is undertaken annually at the end of key stage 2 for all pupils in the relevant cohort. Between 2014 and 2020, biennial national science sampling tests were used to supplement this teacher assessment data, with a na...

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