who is who

The Centre

The Centre performs expert, research, organisational and other activities and services, such as: sets out draft instructions for the administration of SATs; oversees the organisation, administration and monitoring of SATs; develops and maintains question banks; offers the National Committee and national testing committees professional assistance and technical support in the e-marking of SATs; performs analyses of pupils’ achievement; sets up and maintains the IT system; prepares in-depth reports for the National Committee together with national testing committees and an annual report on the administration of SATs and analysis of achievement in SATs, etc., in cooperation with the National Education Institute.

National Education Institute

The National Education Institute carries out expert, research and other activities and services relating to SATs. Based on the analysis of achievement in the SATs, they propose improvements for teaching and learning and teacher training to the National Committee and the Minister, while at the same time performing an advisory and developmental service, and providing strategies for changes of, and amendments to, syllabi, etc.

Other bodies with responsibilities for SATs are:

• the National Committee for Standard Assessment Tests (NC),
• national testing committees for Standard Assessment Tests (NECs) and
• primary schools.
  
  
   

National Committee for Standard Assessment Tests

The National Committee is responsible for the reliability, efficiency and transparency of SATs. They set out guidelines for SATs, coordinate the activities of national testing committees, endorse instructions for the administration of SATs and other documents, perform analyses of SATs achievement and accept the annual report, formulate proposals and introduce initiatives for the improvement of SATs, etc.

National testing committees for Standard Assessment Tests

National testing committees are set up for individual subjects. They develop materials for the administration and assessment of SATs, perform analyses of achievement, expert reports and other materials in accordance with orders and instructions from the National Committee, inform teachers on achievements and guidelines for the analyses of achievement, etc.

Primary schools

The administration of SATs in primary schools is the responsibility of head teachers. They each appoint a deputy for the administration of SATs from among the teaching staff as well as teachers to act as examiners for e-marking at the end of KS2 and KS3. They also write an annual report on the administration of SATs and an analysis of pupils’ achievement for their school.