Parent Communication & School Letters
Assessment Calendar — Whole-Year Template
A whole-school assessment calendar template — when each year group does what, how it links to reporting, and how to keep assessment proportionate. The reference document an assessment coordinator builds in September and refers back to all year.
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Page count: 8. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Provide assessment coordinators with a structured annual calendar template that integrates statutory assessment, school-based assessment, and reporting cycles across all year groups.
About this resource
- Subject: Parent Communication & School Letters
- Type: Template
- Grade levels: Pre-Kindergarten (ages 3-4, ≈ Nursery), Kindergarten (ages 4-6, ≈ Reception / Y1), Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 8
- Date added: 2026-11-06
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on assessment and data
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For teachers
- E Embedded Formative Assessment — Dylan Wiliam
- M Making Good Progress: The Future of Assessment for Learning — Daisy Christodoulou
- R Responsive Teaching — Harry Fletcher-Wood
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