Dear Parent/ Carer,
SNSA (Scottish National Standardised Assessment) – Primary 7 Pupils
In August 2017 Scottish Government introduced the SNSA, a single, nationally developed set of standardised assessments for aspects of literacy and numeracy, designed to align with the way we deliver education in Scotland through Curriculum for Excellence.
In addition to SNSA, ongoing and informal assessment continues to be a central part of everyday assessment in schools. The Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA) are now available to schools and local authorities.
The main purpose of the assessments is to provide information for teachers on how well children are doing in literacy and numeracy and to help guide learning and teaching.
The assessments are also designed to produce national-level information about children and young people’s progress for teachers’ use in school and the Scottish Government at national level. National level information covers the whole of Scotland and not individual schools.
Our P7 pupils will be completing their SNSA assessments over the next few weeks in compliance with West Lothian Council policy.
Further information
For further information about the Scottish National Standardised Assessments please use the following link which can be found on our blog and which will take you to a ‘Assessing Children’s Progress: A Guide for Parents and Carers’ which has been produced by Education Scotland:
Thank you for your support.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Waugh
