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Your guide to the 2016 National Curriculum Tests: KS2 Reading

October 9, 2015October 21, 2015Oxford Primary 1 Comment

In May, Year 6 children will be assessed for the first time on the new curriculum in England. To save you time, we have taken a look at the new sample tests and frameworks and given some key pointers below. What’s in the test? The new Key Stage 2 English reading test comprises a reading booklet and a […]

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Your guide to the 2016 National Curriculum Tests: KS1 Reading

October 6, 2015October 21, 2015Oxford Primary 1 Comment

In May, Year 2 children will be assessed for the first time on the new curriculum in England. To save you time, we have taken a look at the new sample tests and frameworks and given some key pointers below. What’s in the test? The new Key Stage 1 English Reading Test will consist of two papers. Paper […]

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Your guide to the 2016 National Curriculum Tests: KS2 Maths

September 30, 2015March 19, 2018Oxford Primary 1 Comment

In 2016, children will sit the new national tests for the first time. We’ve taken a look at the sample tests and frameworks to see what’s in store for them (and for you). Arithmetic Paper The introduction of the arithmetic paper is a key change for the Key Stage 2 National Tests (the mental maths test is no […]

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Your guide to the 2016 National Curriculum Tests: KS1 Maths

September 30, 2015March 19, 2018Oxford Primary 2 Comments

In 2016, children will sit the new national tests for the first time. We’ve taken a look at the sample tests and frameworks to see what’s in store for them (and for you). Arithmetic Paper The introduction of the arithmetic paper is a key change for the Key Stage 1 National Tests. It is not strictly timed, but […]

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Your guide to the 2016 National Curriculum Tests: KS1 Grammar, punctuation and spelling

September 17, 2015September 30, 2015Oxford Primary

This spring, for the first time, Year 2 children will sit a formal grammar, spelling and punctuation test. We’ve taken a look at the sample tests and test frameworks to see what’s in store for them (and for you). Paper 1: Spelling The spelling test takes 15 minutes, though this is not strictly timed. It consists of […]

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