§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will place the guidance on procedures for the conduct and integrity of SATS tests in the Library with the arrangements for monitoring the inplementation of that guidance. [78763]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 5 November 2002 ]: The guidance on procedures for the conduct and integrity of the National Curriculum tests is contained in the:
2003 Assessment and Reporting Arrangements booklets for Key Stages 1, 2 & 3;Guidance on Administering the Years 7 and 8 Tests booklet; Teacher Packs which accompany the actual test materials and restate the guidance in the Assessment and Reporting Arrangement booklets; andKey Stage 1, 2 and 3 Schools Guides.The instruction for monitoring the implementation of the guidance is contained in the Test Security and Administration Monitoring Visits to Schools form.We will place copies of current guidance in the House of Commons Library.