As the Science Co-ordinator at St Paul's RC Primary School, the author has been involved in producing and trialling resources for the Teacher Assessment in Primary Science (TAPS) project over the last four years. This article explains how St Paul's has used the Focused Assessments (FAs). The author has always tried to promote enquiry-based teaching, which addresses the needs and curiosity of the cohort whilst ensuring that all statutory content is covered, so felt that this should also be reflected in encouraging staff to employ a range of assessment methods. FAs are a resource to support, but not dictate, science assessment.