What are key stage 1 statutory assessments?
These provide a `snapshot` of a child`s attainment at the end of this key stage (end of infants). They consist of `Tasks` or `Tests`. They are not exams! They are designed in such a way that they help teachers assess children in some detail in English and Mathematics. All children in their final year of Key Stage 1 must be assessed. All children who are moving on to the Key Stage 2 (junior school) programmes of study in the next school year are regarded as being in their final year of Key Stage 1. Not all children take the tests since they may not be suitable forms of assessment for some children. Teachers enter children for tests and tasks according to their knowledge of the children`s abilities. If the children are not taking part in tests, the tasks support teachers` judgements about the children`s attainment. At the end of the SAT`s, teachers then report both the task and test results and teacher assessments for the core subjects. Core subjects are English, Mathematics and Science.
