Preparing for 7 July

02 July 2009

From 7 July 2009, key stage 2 national curriculum test results will be published on the 'Pupil results' section of the Test orders website.

Teacher assessment submission

02 July 2009

Teacher assessment section of the Test orders website is now open for schools to submit their teacher assessment, including P scale data, by the 10 July 2009 deadline

Reviews guidance for schools

23 June 2009

Information about the review services available for the key stage 2 national curriculum tests, and the application process including conditions for acceptance.

Key stage 2 level threshold tables available

22 June 2009

The level threshold tables for this year's key stage 2 national curriculum tests have been published.

Headteacher's declaration form deadline has passed

08 June 2009

Tests and exams website service interruptions

08 June 2009

Collection of the scripts and marking progress

01 June 2009

National curriculum tests - collection of the scripts and marking progress

National curriculum test dates 2010

25 June 2009

On 7 May 2009, the Expert Group on Assessment released its final report.

Latest guidance on swine flu

05 May 2009

National curriculum tests: advice for schools and local authorities (LAs) affected by swine flu

2009 Maladministration procedures released for the national curriculum tests

14 April 2009

The 2009 Maladministration procedures for the key stage 2 national curriculum tests are now available.

QCA support Edexcel training events for Diploma domain assessors

09 April 2009

Awarding Body Edexcel is offering a series of free training events for all domain assessors.

Delivery of key stage 3 national curriculum tests

26 March 2009

2009 key stage 3 non-statutory test materials will be sent out together with the 2009 key stage Test administration guide.

Amendment to the publication of statistical reports

10 March 2009

In line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics published on the 6 January 2009, QCA will be publishing the following reports.

Pupil registration for key stage 2 schools launched

02 March 2009

Key stage 2 schools are now able to submit their pupil registration for the 2009 national curriculum tests on the Test orders website.

Key stage 3 Teacher assessment and reporting arrangements (TARA) is now available

02 March 2009

The 2009 key stage 3 Teacher assessment and reporting arrangements (TARA) is now available online.

2009 national curriculum tests resource pack

25 February 2009

QCA has produced a number of materials to help to assist with key stage 2 test administration.

Administering the Diploma events 2009

11 February 2009

Administering the Diploma events begin in July

National curriculum test deliveries

06 February 2009

The 2009 test materials will be sent to schools and local authorities in accordance with the following table.

Actions for autumn induction training for new exams officers

21 May 2009

Next term, QCA is offering 10 training events for new exams officers.

Changes made to Access arrangements online

05 January 2009

Over the Christmas holiday period a number of minor changes have been made to Access arrangements online.

NAA to be fully integrated into QCA

18 December 2008

The QCA Board announced yesterday that the NAA brand will be discontinued.

National curriculum test order deadlines now passed

15 December 2008

The deadlines for key stage 1, key stage 2 and non-statutory key stage 3 national curriculum tests have now passed.

Changes to national curriculum tests and teacher assessments

17 November 2008

The National Assessment Agency (NAA) has made a number of changes to the 2009 key stage 3 national curriculum tests.

Apply online for access arrangements for key stage 2 national curriculum tests 2009

17 November 2008

The National Assessment Agency (NAA) Test forms website has been launched for the 2009 test cycle.

Key stage 3 ICT: Sequencing instructions tasks now available

11 November 2008

Key stage 3 ICT sequencing instructions assessment tasks are now available to schools.

Successful completion of Administering the Diploma training events

05 November 2008

The NAA's Administering the Diploma events have finished. 100 per cent of attendees found the training useful.

Test dates for 2010

04 November 2008

2010 test dates have now been confirmed

Key stage 3 ICT: final edition of Countdown out now

28 October 2008

The final issue of Countdown, the newsletter of the key stage 3 ICT assessment tasks, has been sent to ICT Heads of Departments and ICT Co-ordinators.

KS3 ICT assessment tasks: new national curriculum and functional skills mapping

24 October 2008

Key stage 3 ICT assessment tasks support materials have been updated to reflect the new curriculum and show mapping to ICT functional skills.

December single level test entries now open

24 October 2008

Test entries for December 2008 single level tests are now open.

National curriculum test reforms announcement

14 October 2008

Schools Secretary Ed Balls announced today that the Government was ending schools’ requirement to run national tests for 14 year olds, with immediate effect.

NAA launches new programme of support for new exams officers

10 October 2008

The National Assessment Agency (NAA) has launched a new programme of support for new exams officers this term.

Delivering the Diploma - NAA introduces new training guide for lead and domain assessors

07 October 2008

A new training guide for lead and domain assessors is released today by NAA.

Delivering the Diploma - managing internal assessment

26 September 2008

Good practice planning events for Diploma internal assessment - November 2008.

Key stage 3 ICT: keyboard user support guides available

24 September 2008

Keyboard user support guides are now available for each released batch of key stage 3 ICT onscreen assessment tasks.

2009 Test orders website launches

11 September 2008

The 2009 Test orders website has been launched for the 2009 test cycle.

Ken Boston writes to all schools

29 August 2008

QCA's Chief Executive explains the recent developments on national curriculum tests.

NAA contracts Edexcel to provide additional resources to support NCT reviews

27 August 2008

The NAA has contracted Edexcel to provide additional support to complete the reviews for this year’s national curriculum tests.

Closure of 2008 test cycle

15 August 2008

Latest statement on national curriculum tests

07 August 2008

QCA statement on national curriculum tests

National Assessment Agency to take over national curriculum test marking review process

28 July 2008

QCA has today announced that the National Assessment Agency (NAA) is to take over the management of the reviews process for this year's national curriculum tests with immediate effect.

NAA apologises to schools for the delay in returning national curriculum test results

14 July 2008

QCA Chief Executive gives evidence in Parliament to the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee of MPs. The NAA Managing Director has also written to headteachers apologising for the delay in releasing national curriculum test results.

Update on requesting reviews of marking

11 July 2008

This year, the national curriculum test papers have been largely marked by the same markers as in previous years. These are experienced markers and teachers who know and understand English national curriculum and how to apply the mark schemes.

NAA introduces new materials and web pages for early years foundation stage assessment

10 July 2008

The new web pages and materials are now available to view and download.

NAA announces important changes to the return of results for 2008 national curriculum tests

04 July 2008

NAA has today released important information to schools about the return of results for the 2008 national curriculum tests.

NAA publishes level threshold tables for 2008 national curriculum tests

20 June 2008

The NAA has published the level threshold tables and age standardised scores for 2008 national curriculum tests.

Latest KS3 ICT task - Presenting and handling information task support now available

18 June 2008

Key stage 3 (KS3) ICT presenting and handling information onscreen assessment tasks at level 3 - 4, level 4 - 5 and level 5 - 6 are now available to schools who have installed the latest version of the KS3 ICT delivery software.

Single level tests 2008: online attendance registers

16 June 2008

Problems schools have been experiencing with online attendance registers have now been resolved.

Key stage 3 ICT - Presenting and handling information

16 June 2008

The key stage 3 ICT presenting and handling information tasks are now available.

Key stage 3 ICT - new issue of Countdown

23 May 2008

The June issue of Countdown is now available.

Contacting the test operations agency

15 May 2008

The test operations agency helpdesk (0870 1614530) is currently experiencing a high number of calls.

Extended opening hours on the test operations agency helpdesk

13 May 2008

We are aware that some schools have had difficulties contacting the test operations agency helpdesk.

Liverpool bus strike Wednesday 7 May

07 May 2008

NAA guidance for schools affected by industrial action.

NAA writes to schools explaining changes to 2008 national curriculum tests

02 May 2008

The NAA has written to headteachers of key stage 2 and key stage 3 schools explaining changes to 2008 national curriculum tests.

NAA announces administrative changes to the 2008 national curriculum tests

02 May 2008

Improvements to the quality of marking of key stage 2 and 3 following a pilot by the test marking contractor, ETS Europe, are announced by the National Assessment Agency.

Welcome to the new-look NAA website

29 April 2008

The NAA website has been given a new look and the content is now more clearly labelled. We have created four new overarching sections that appear as boxes on the homepage and in the header at the top of every page.

Controlled assessment factsheet available

22 April 2008

A new factsheet on controlled assessment is available to download from the NAA website.

Disability Discrimination Act quiz available as a PDF

22 April 2008

Following requests from exams officers and centre support officers, the NAA has produced a print-friendly version of its online DDA quiz.

Time available for June 2008 level 6 single level tests increased

18 April 2008

The time available for the June 2008 level 6 single level tests has increased from 50-minutes to 60-minutes.

National curriculum tests pupil registration for key stage 3

04 April 2008

The NAA has extended the deadline to complete pupil registration until 25 April 2008. Also provided is further clarification on assigning tiers and Shakespeare plays, the bulk upload facility and online attendance registers.

Institute of Educational Assessors granted Chartered status

02 April 2008

From 2 April 2008 the Institute of Educational Assessors (IEA) will formally be known as the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA) after being granted a Royal Charter by the Privy Council office.

Key stage 3 ICT data handling and modelling assessment tasks now available

19 March 2008

Key stage 3 (KS3) ICT data handling and modelling onscreen assessment tasks at level 3 - 4, level 4 - 5 and level 5 - 6 are now available to schools who have installed the latest version of the KS3 ICT delivery software.

National curriculum test research

17 March 2008

The NAA has published reports from various research projects relating to national curriculum tests and general qualifications.

Key stage 3 ICT - Modelling tasks

10 March 2008

The key stage 3 ICT modelling onscreen assessment tasks are now available.

Single level tests web pages updated

07 March 2008

The NAA have updated the single level tests section of the website for the June 2008 tests.

Key dates calendar and examination timetable improvement work

19 February 2008

Improvement work means the key dates calendar will be unavailable from 3-7 March.

Key stage 3 ICT - 2007 test pilot report

18 February 2008

The Report on the key stage 3 ICT test pilot 2007 is now available for download.

Key stage 3 ICT - Change of telephone number update

18 February 2008

The contact number for the key stage 3 ICT customer services and technical support teams has changed to 0845 121 3349.

NAA events

07 February 2008

The NAA is running two series of training events: one for new exams officers and one for those delivering the new Diploma.

Key Stage 3 ICT - Change of telephone number

21 January 2008

From 18 February 2008 the KS3 ICT customer services number will be 0845 121 3349.

Online survey for single level test schools

15 January 2008

NAA have invited all schools who took part in the December 2007 single level tests to complete an online survey.

Key dates calendar and Examinations timetable tools unavailable

11 January 2008

We will be making improvements to the key dates calendar and the examination timetable next month.

Exam fees estimator available

04 January 2008

A new version of the exam fees calculator is now available.

CDAA tool now available

10 December 2007

The centre-delegated access arrangements and modified papers online tool is now available.

Improvements to key dates calendar

10 December 2007

Improvement work means the key dates calendar will be unavailable from Thursday 13 to Friday 14 December.

Schools receive the updated single level tests Test administrators guide

29 November 2007

NAA has published an updated version of the single level tests Test administrators guide.

New single level tests checklist

29 November 2007

New Checklist for receiving and storing single level test materials and preparing scripts for collection is now available.

Key stage 3 ICT - Data handling tasks

28 November 2007

The key stage 3 ICT data handling onscreen assessment tasks are now available.

Key stage 3 ICT - Pupil familiarisation

12 November 2007

Onscreen familiarisation materials are now available to schools who have installed the latest version of the key stage 3 ICT delivery software.

Improvement work means CDAA tool unavailable 14-23 November

06 November 2007

The centre-delegated access arrangements and modified papers tool will be unavailable from 14-23 November.

Guidance for teachers on single level tests content

06 November 2007

NAA has sent Guidance for schools on single level tests content to headteachers of participating schools on 5 November 2007.

Key stage 3 ICT assessment tasks

06 November 2007

The new Key stage 3 ICT data handling assessment materials will be launched at the end of November 2007.

Single level tests pupil registration and test orders closed

29 October 2007

The window for registering pupils and ordering tests for the December 2007 single level tests is now closed. The deadline was 26 October 2007.

Key stage 3 ICT - new issue of Countdown

23 October 2007

The October version of Countdown is now available.

2008 eARA website now available

22 October 2007

The electronic version of the Assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) for key stages 1, 2 and 3 is now available at www.qca.org.uk/eara.

New NAA 14-19 web pages launched

18 October 2007

To help ensure exams office staff are prepared for the 14-19 reforms, we have launched a new section of the NAA website.

NAA publishes exams office guide to the 14-19 reforms

18 October 2007

The NAA has published a guide to the 14-19 reforms, which examines each new qualification and initiative in the context of its impact on the exams office.

Important information for schools ordering single level tests for December 2007

16 October 2007

NAA has written to all schools involved in the December 2007 single level tests detailing the requirements for pupil registration, tests order and access arrangement notifications.

Free 2008 optional test packs for local authorities

04 October 2007

Local authorities can now order one free copy of QCA optional tests materials for 2008.

Key stage 3 ICT test - new issue of Countdown

18 July 2007

The June version of the Countdown newsletter is now available.

Key stage 3 ICT onscreen test - 2007 pilot results

17 July 2007

Results will be released to schools on 6 July 2007.

NAA publishes '14-19 reforms: An introduction for the exams office'

12 July 2007

The NAA has published 14-19 reforms: An introduction for the exams office. This document explains what each reform is, why it is being introduced, and when it will be rolled out.

Consultation on new GCSE criteria

20 June 2007

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), of which the NAA is a subsidiary, has opened a consultation on draft GCSE qualification and subject criteria.

NAA launches Exam Review Generator

01 June 2007

The NAA's new exam review generator is the latest contribution to good exam management. Use it to produce a professional annual review of your centre's exam processes and activities.

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) guidance for exam centres published

28 May 2007

The NAA has recently published detailed guidance for exam centres about the DDA and Disability Equality Duty (DED).

Centre-delegated access arrangements tool availability

17 May 2007

Some exams officers have reported problems using the centre-delegated access arrangements tool. We are in dialogue with the awarding bodies to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.

The NAA publishes 'Modernisation: Delivering improvements for learners'

30 April 2007

The NAA has published a document outlining its achievements in modernising the exam system over the last three years.

Key stage 3 English letter

16 March 2007

In 2007, key stage 3 English scripts and results will be returned on 22 August.

Email communications survey - March 2007

08 March 2007

The NAA is conducting an email survey to find out your responses to our email communications.

NEW! 2006-7 Exam Fees Calculator and posters

02 March 2007

An updated Exam Fees Calculator with 2006-7 fees information is now available to download. The tool allows you to quickly calculate the cost of late entries for GCSE and A-Level exams.

New Spring 2007 exams office training

20 February 2007

The NAA has launched 8 new national training events for exams office staff. Find out more and book your place online today!

Recruitment campaign wins top award

12 December 2006

The examiner recruitment campaign picked up another award recently when it won an award in the Design Effectiveness Awards.

2006 Implications for teaching and learning

08 December 2006

The Implications for teaching and learning (ITL) presentations for 2006 are now available to download.

Create an exam policy in ten minutes

01 December 2006

Use the NAA's new exam policy generator tool to create a comprehensive exam policy in ten minutes.

DfES consultation on teacher assessment - results

14 September 2006

The DfES ran a consultation in early 2006 into moving the submission dates for teacher assessments forward. Find out the results here.

Ordering modified test papers

07 September 2006

Contact details for schools ordering modified national curriculum test papers in 2006-7.

Exams office training this autumn

02 September 2006

Free one-day training courses are running this autumn for exams office staff. Find out more and book your place.

New standardised general qualifications key dates

31 August 2006

Over 60 general qualifications key dates have been standardised across awarding bodies for 2006-7.

Test orders website now available

31 August 2006

Schools can now order tests and tasks online using the test orders website - available from 4 September 2006.

2007 Local authority conferences

30 July 2006

Details of the 2007 NAA local authority assessment adviser conferences.