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traditional written tests. This approach complements our STANDARDISATION, MODERATION AND INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING

digital and adaptive assessment strategy while ensuring At The Regent, we do not mark our own standardised assessments. All GL, NGRT and CAT4
balance and depth in testing formats. results are externally marked and moderated, ensuring objective and internationally
benchmarked feedback. This external moderation adds a further layer of credibility and
YEARS 2 TO 6: GL PROGRESS TESTS, NGRT AND BIG WRITE quality assurance, aligning our outcomes with UK and global standards. Our internal

In Years 2 to 6, our pupils engaged in the GL Progress teacher judgments, recorded on Sonar Tracker, our formative assessment app, are
Tests in English, Mathematics and Science, the New continuously cross-verified with the data from these standardised tests. This powerful
Group Reading Test (NGRT), and our whole-school writing blend of teacher insight and empirical data drives our Pupil Progress Meetings, shapes
assessment, the ‘Big Write’. These tests are administered our intervention and extension strategies, and ensures that every learner is supported

under optimal conditions in our state-of-the-art ICT suites, appropriately on their learning pathway.
which provide a calm, air conditioned, and technically

The GL Progress Tests assess core curriculum knowledge

and skill development and are benchmarked against
age-standardised expectations, using both the CAT4
baseline data from September and the previous year’s
performance to calculate value- added progress. This

triangulation allows us to gauge not just where a child
is, but how far they have come — and crucially — what
support or challenge they might need next.

Complementing these tests is the NGRT, which
diagnoses reading accuracy, decoding, fluency, and
comprehension. It gives teachers a clear picture of reading
age, standardised scores and percentile rankings — vital

indicators of reading stamina and vocabulary depth,
both key pillars of academic success.
Thank you for
Our ‘Big Write’ assessments from Year 1 to Year 6 are

handwritten compositions that take place in classrooms,
evaluated using the Oxford Writing Criterion Scale
It has been a fantastic and productive week for all our students, and we are so proud of
(OWCS) — a powerful tool aligned with UK standards
their enthusiasm for learning. Thank you once again for your continued support, and we
for assessing structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling your generous
look forward to another exciting week ahead!
and creativity in writing. These writing assessments are
not just about the written word, but also about building
With warm regards.
writerly confidence and voice.

Akin Alufa Donations
Senior Teacher Academics

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