It is important to ensure your school’s devices are prepared so that you can administer the RBA without disruption.

Schools need a minimum of 2 devices to administer the RBA:

• one device used by the practitioner to administer the assessment
• a touchscreen device used by the pupil to respond to questions

For both devices, you should ensure that:

• they are switched on, fully charged and in good working order
• the auto lock, hibernate and sleep mode features are disabled
• all devices have recently been updated with the latest operating system and browser version, and that there are no scheduled or automatic updates on the day of the assessment

If your devices are shared or centrally managed, you may need IT support to regularly update your devices.

Practitioners should also access the ‘Assessment service: start an assessment’ to:

• complete the new ‘Preparing devices’ training topic
• use ‘Preview the assessment’ to check your devices can pair and connect

Please also review the additional information on device requirements and useful troubleshooting information in our updated RBA IT guidance.