Contacts

Alison Aldersea (08) 9273 6733
Alison.Aldersea@scsa.wa.edu.au

Louise Bowtell (08) 9442 9487
Louise.Bowtell@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering online briefing sessions during Term 4 to guide teachers in administering Common Assessment Tasks and collecting student work samples in 2027. These samples will inform updates to the Pre-primary to Year 6 English Judging Standards resources.

The briefings will explain how these samples will support refinement of the Assessment Pointers and validation of the Achievement Standards. Participation provides valuable professional learning in assessment and judging student achievement.

Principals, Deputy Principals, School leaders and Pre-primary–Year 6 English teachers are invited to attend an online briefing to:

• understand the process and requirements for administering the Common Assessment Tasks
• explore the Common Assessment Tasks
• ask clarifying questions
• express interest in helping collect student work samples to inform updates to the assessment pointers.

No prior preparation is required.

The dates for the briefing are:

• Thursday, 3 December 2026, 3.30–4.30 pm
• Thursday, 10 December 2026, 3.30–4.30 pm.

Register for a briefing on the Authority’s Events page https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events/pre-primary-to-year-6-english-updating-judging-standards-online-common-assessment-tasks-and-work-sample-collection.

Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online events. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the event to participate.

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