Primary Education: Assessments
Commons · Question 71154 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment in relation to the use of touchscreen devices in Reception Baseline Assessments.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 5 Sep 2025
The digital elements of the reception baseline assessment (RBA) have been in development since 2019 and subject to extensive trials with teachers and pupils, using the Standards and Testing Agency’s internationally recognised assessment development approa...