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Should I retest a student if their BASE results are too high or too low?
We do not recommend retesting a student if their scores seem abnormally high or low. The aim is to capture the most realistic view of a student's development at the start of the year. However, you ...
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What is the difference between a BASE pupil report and an individual report?
A pupil report provides an overall summary of a child’s outcomes in BASE along with a breakdown of their development in each sub-strand. An individual report is a combination of this report and the...
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What is the maximum score a student can achieve on the BASE start-of-year assessment?
We cap the BASE start-of-year (SOY) score at 200. In practice the cap isn’t applied to many students – a SOY student performing at this level is exceptional and performing considerably better than ...
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How should I carry out the BASE assessment?
We recommend that the assessment is carried out away from the rest of the class in an environment where the child feels comfortable. The assessment doesn’t have to be carried out by the class teach...
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When should I carry out our BASE assessments?
Ideally, you should carry out the Start-of-Year (SOY) assessment in September/October. We advise you to schedule the End-of- Year (EOY) assessments for June/July. Please see the dates below fo...
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I can’t get past the Registration Key Check page. How do I fix this?
This is sometimes caused by your firewall settings or your web browser having cookies stored that are no longer valid for the assessment. Please clear the cache and cookies on your machine using th...
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Why is the Web-only version of my assessment running so slowly?
We recommend the web-only version for schools that have a reliable, high-speed internet connection. You will typically be able to assess one student for every 1Mbps of line speed, but this can vary...
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Full PDF Coordinator guidance document for BASE
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The three BASE packages available
We offer BASE in three packages: BASEline This comes with a start-of-reception assessment of Literacy and Maths and provides a baseline score for each child. You will receive the following reports ...
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How BASE works
BASE is a one-to-one assessment between the teacher, teaching assistant or appropriate adult and the student. Ideally, you should do it in a quiet corner, away from the rest of the class, in an env...