13th January 2016

The Scottish Government has announced that Local authorities will use new standardised assessments, in reading, writing and numeracy in P1, P4, P7 and S3 to evaluate learning and teaching through Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence.

The information will be used by teachers to inform their judgement in the classroom and by parents, schools and local authorities to ensure that every child gets the right support at the right time. The assessments will be piloted in 2016 and available for use in 2017.