Roles and responsibilities

135.It is the responsibility of headteachers, managers and leaders of Early Years Foundation Stage settings and governors of maintained schools to ensure that the statutory National Assessments are carried out according to the published statutory assessment arrangements and that achievement in these assessments is reported to parents, guardians or carers.

136.Headteachers that provide for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and managers and leaders of foundation stage settings, where this is appropriate, must make sure that their schools comply with all aspects of the foundation stage curriculum and assessment.

137.Headteachers and managers and leaders of foundation stage settings must ensure that arrangements are in place to ensure that reliable and consistent teacher and practitioner assessment judgements are made. These arrangements must include internal moderation and moderation across adjacent key stages.

138.Headteachers and managers and leaders of foundation stage settings, where this is appropriate, must provide their local authorities with key stage 1 and Early Years Foundation Stage profile achievement data.

139.Headteachers and managers and leaders of foundation stage settings, where this is appropriate, must engage parents, guardians or carers in the recording of attainment for the Early Years Foundation Stage profile.

Evidence and outcomes

Externally developed and implemented assessments

Outcome evidence for regulation

140.Headteachers are required to confirm that the statutory assessments have been administered to all eligible pupils according to the published statutory assessment arrangements.

Regulating key activities

Access arrangements

141.Headteachers must be able to confirm:

• the security and confidentiality of assessment materials that have been opened early to make approved modifications for individual pupils
• that all pupils who meet the eligibility criteria for access arrangements have been identified
• that these pupils have been given the opportunity of the access arrangements to show their ability.