ACME letter on the National Curriculum assessments 2016 sample materials
13 November 2014
ACME wrote to the
Standards and Testing Agency (STA) regarding the National
Curriculum assessments: 2016 sample materials for key stage 1
and key stage 2 published in July 2014.
In the letter ACME
expresses concern that the sample materials do not place emphasis
on the National curriculum aims of understanding and reasoning.
ACME also highlights that the most difficult examples, presented as
they are, will not be accessible to the majority of children.
ACME received a response from the STA which can be found here. The
letter provides information on the intended purpose of the sample
materials and details the support materials STA plan to
release in 2015.