
InCAS
(now evolved into Cambridge Primary Insight)
A flexible assessment that helps you monitor and support the progress of children aged 5 to 11
Helping EAL learners
make rapid progress
Are your students not making the progress you’d expect? Progress is an individual thing, and working with EAL learners presents a unique and complex set of challenges when it comes to identifying, understanding and supporting their learning needs.
Differentiating between delayed second language and reading difficulties can be a particular challenge for teachers working with EAL students. We know that problems with reading comprehension is a common challenge for EAL students, and that without appropriate support it can have an impact on all areas of their schoolwork.
If you would like to confidently assess the starting point of each of your EAL students, understand where they need support to make good progress, and introduce effective interventions and strategies to help them achieve their full potential,
let us introduce InCAS.

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Demonstrate progress
InCAS helps you measure progress in key developmental areas, which research shows are important to later academic success, across the primary phase.
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Compare child performance
InCAS gives you a clear benchmark to see how your EAL students compare with other children of the same age.
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Support conversations with parents
InCAS gives you an objective measure of potential and progress that can support conversations you have with parents about expectations and areas where support is needed.
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Recognise individual needs
- Understand delayed language and reading
- Understand educational needs
InCAS gives you powerful diagnostic information about the strengths and weakness of EAL students in:
- Reading, including; word recognition, word decoding, comprehension and spelling
- Maths, including: Number, measure, shape and space, data handling
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Evaluate school performance
InCAS gives you information for a single year group or across the school as a whole, helping you see trends and identify areas that may require wider intervention initiatives.
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Tailor teaching to meet individual needs
InCAS provides a wealth of valuable pupil data, which can support the learning plans and teaching approaches you use for your EAL learners.
Identify strengths and areas for support

Discover how InCAS helps teachers support Talha by pinpointing his strengths and areas where he may need further support.
Tailor teaching to meet individual needs

Lily’s teacher uses InCAS data to adapt her teaching and learning activities and to ensure Lily is making good progress.