Overview
This guide explains how you can assess children working below their PKS. It also provides links to the DfEs guidance about this.
Instructions
To enter the assessments of children working below their Key Stage (PKS) in Sonar Tracker:
- Select Assessments.
- Select Primary Summative to assess children working below their Key Stage:
- Select the Year Group and/or Class of your choice, then select Load Assessments:
- Select a cell to record the pupil's assessment.
- Select Show All Codes:
- Select the Year Group Band that most accurately reflects where they are working.
DfEs guidance about assessing using Pre Key Stage Standards
The DfE guidance for Pre Key Stage Standards states:
The pre-key stage standards are provided for the statutory assessment of pupils engaged in subject-specific study who are working below the overall standard of the national curriculum tests and teacher assessment frameworks.
They continue that the standards are not intended to be used to assess children between Key Stages
The standards are not a formative assessment tool: they should not be used to track progress throughout the key stage or to guide individual programmes of study, classroom practice or methodology. Teachers should assess individual pieces of pupils’ work in line with their school’s own, more detailed, assessment policy and not against these standards. Those reviewing school performance, including Ofsted inspectors, would not expect them to be used for anything other than summative assessment at the end of the key stage.
Therefore, we only include these as an option in Statutory Reporting.
Training
Looking for training to help you enter assessment data into Sonar Tracker?
Follow the link below to find out more about our assessment entry course (previously called "Getting Started with Sonar Tracker") and to book your place:
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