Pre-key stage standards are for pupils who are working below the overall standard of national curriculum assessments, but who are engaged in subject-specific study. These standards are teacher assessment and attainment target-setting tools.
There are published assessment and tracking toolkits that allow you to identify and monitor small steps of progress. These include the following:
The engagement model is the assessment (replacing P scales 1 to 4) for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum assessments and not engaged in subject-specific study.
Training materials for teachers of learners with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties to support assessment and provision