A move to introduce some on-screen elements to the baseline assessment taken by reception pupils has been delayed for a year.
The Standards and Testing Agency had planned to have pupils answer some reception baseline assessment (RBA) questions on a touchscreen device from this September.
But the government agency confirmed today that the approach would not be adopted until September 2025.
The DfE said the delay would “allow us to have more time to develop and test this approach, including by conducting further user research with schools”.
