UKLA has today sent its response to the DFE regarding the Draft Performance Descriptors for Reading and Writing and both KS1 and 2. These descriptrs are designed to support teacher assessment at the end of the key stage under the new National Curriculum for schools in England.UKLA’s response is based on a very successful and well attended open meeting for members held in November. UKLA has significant concerns about the Performance Descriptors as they currently stand, as outlined in our response that can be downloaded below.