offer pupils an
opportunity to show what they know, understand and can do
help pupils to
understand what they can do and what they need to develop
recognise that the NC
does not encompass all learning
be based on a considered
view of which learning should be assessed in each subject area of
experience
relate to shared
learning objectives
advance the learning
process
enable teachers to plan
learning more effectively
help parents to be
involved in their children's progress
provide schools with
information to evaluate work, set appropriate targets and contribute
to school improvement
Assessment
All work is marked according to an agreed format
which is based on Formative Assessment
Termly QCA type tests in the core subjects are
analysed to aid planning
At the end of the year there are QCA tests in
English and Maths
There is ongoing teacher assessment
Tables, mental maths and spellings are tested in
line with other school policies (Homework, English, Maths)
Science tests will be used where appropriate
Recording
Core books will be kept
in the Record Bank until the following Christmas. Year 6 books are
kept until Easter
Subject leaders will
select examples for the Subject Portfolio when the work is no longer
needed
Results of annual tests
are stored on Assessment Manager in the main office
Results of the termly
tests are kept by the teachers
A file is kept in the
Secretary's Office for letters and items related to behaviour issues
SEN files are kept by
the SENCO in the SENCO's office
Lesson plans should be
kept for the year in the teacher's file and will be monitored by the
Headteacher. Annotation should be used to record significant change
Reporting
Books are made available
at Parents' Evenings and on request once a month
Pupils' progress is
reported at each Parents' Evening
Levels gained in annual
tests are reported in the annual report
AUTUMN TERM
SPRING TERM
SUMMER TERM
Information received from Infant
School/Previous Year Group
SEPTEMBER (second full week of term)
JANUARY (third full week of term)
MAY
Reading Age Test
Spelling Age Test
Unaided writing sample
Reading Age Test
Spelling Age Test
Unaided writing sample
SATS for Year 6
(nationally set date)
QCA tests in English and Maths (agreed school date)
Week before Half Term
Numeracy assessment
Second Half of Term(agreed school date)
Annual Reports
QCA results to SENCO, Headteacher
EVIDENCE TO BE KEPT
Termly writing
Literacy, Numeracy &
Science books
kept for one term
(Y3,4,5) until Easter (Y6)
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND
MARKING POLICY
WALT AND WILF
It is good practice to show the learning intentions or
objectives in short term/lesson plans following the Shirley Clarke
project undertaken by all schools in the EAZ (2000-2005) it is effective
to share the learning intentions with the children.
"Research shows that children are (not only) more
motivated and task oriented if they know the learning intention, but
they are also better able to make decisions about how to go about the
task".
This is written up for children as the WALT (we are
learning to) and referred to throughout the lesson. Children, who are
able to, write the WALT on their work. It can be written for them or
printed on the worksheets. In some circumstances, once the children know
the learning intention they can help the teacher to write the WALT. The
WALT needs to be directly related to the learning intention, but worded
to suit the children.
Once the WALT has been shared with the class, they will
then need to know how the teacher is going to mark their work and this
is the WILF (what I am looking for). This may be very similar to the
WALT or it may break the WALT into several steps, but it should not
introduce elements which are not part of the learning intention.
SELF EVALUATION
Give time at the end of
the lesson for Self Evaluation of the task in the light of WALT/WILF
When marking the work,
the teacher marks to the WILF and in many cases will only need the
phrase "WILF achieved"
Other aspects of the
work not related to the WILF will be commented on as appropriate
HIGHLIGHTED MARKING or CLOSING THE GAP
This is a separate strategy intended to move children's
writing on to the next level. When marking, use a highlighter pen to
park up to 3 good phrases, sentences or words which answer the WALT.
Where an improvement could be made, an asterisk is
inserted and footnotes added. These can be a suggested addition, a
directive or a question to aid extension. These are called closing the
gap prompts (see "Unlocking Formative Assessment" p60).
Time must be given in the next lesson for children to
close the gap.
TEACHER ASSESSMENT
All foundation subjects
are assessed by teacher assessment. This results in a final comment
on the report based on the end of KS2 descriptors
Teacher assessmetn
should inform planning and lesson plans/medium term plans should be
annotated accordingl.y. Major revisions should be built in for teh
following year
Teaching files must be
retained until the following Easter
AT THE START OF KEY STAGE 2
There is an agreed policy for which information
should be received and by whom when children transfer up to KS2
This is being reviews for Summer 2007 and completed
details will be added to this policy document
SELECTION TESTS
An early meeting will
explain to parents how the selection procedure will work for the
year. Following this they will decide whether or not to opt into the
selection process
Pupils will be helped to
become familiar with the process
It is vitally important
that all exercise books, files etc are kept in immaculate condition
so as to show the pupil's best product
The selection results
and details of the procedure are confidential and information will
be give out on a need to know basis
END OF KEY STAGE 2
The Year 6 leader has
the responsibility for organising SATS and SATS preparation in
conjunction with the Headteacher
The Office Staff have
the responsibility of ensuring that results and information are
passd on to the appropriate secondary schools
SEN REPORTS AND RECORD KEEPING
All children should participate in all assessments.
Special arrangements can be made for adaptations to the test to suit
particular needs. For Year 6 pupils the SATS guidelines should be
followed. In other Year Groups special arrangements should be agreed
with the Year Leader, Headteacher and SENCO.
PARENT CONSULTATIONS
Each term there is a Parents' Consultation Evening with
a specific aim:
AUTUMN TERM
Parents have the opportunity to meet the new teacher and discuss any
problems carried over from the previous year or experienced at the
start of the new term
SPRING TERM
The teacher will comment on the pupil's progress and highlight
targets to be achieved over the secon half of the year
SUMMER TERM
This meeting is held one week after the receipt of the Annual Report
and it is this report that will be the focus of the discussion
Each teacher is asked to
offer one late (6.00 - 8.30) and one early session (4.00 - 6.00) and to
make appointments during these times.
The appointment will be for
10 minutes and teachers are expected to keep to the time limit as it
will then cut down on waiting times so that the service we provide is
efficient. Any parent wishing to have a longer discussion should be
encouraged to make a further appointment at another date.
All parental consultations
take place in the hall.
Additional meetings should
be within the presence of another party for security reasons.
WRITING THE ANNUAL REPORT
Each summer, parents
will be sent the Annual Report which summarises the pupil's progress
through the academic year
Whilst the report has a
common format, there will be slight differences in the copy sent out
for pupils in Year 6 since this year marks the end of KS2 and there
are specific requirements that need to be met
The report is reviews
each yea and enough copies of this, along with a limited number of
spares will be given out to teachers who are writing the report by
hand
For those using IT a disk will be available before Half Term. There
will be a completion date for teachers to send the finished reports
to the Headteacher's Office. These will be checked, finalised and
then sent out to parents. At the same time forms will be issued for
an appointment for parents to discuss the report
FORMAT
Teachers are asked to write a summary of the pupil's progress in
each area of the curriculum illustrating his/her achievements during
that year and highlighting the next targets
In English and Maths, teachers will report the level achieved in QCA
tests whilst in Science (apart from Y6) a teacher assessment will be
given
PREPARING THE REPORT
It is useful to keep a page for each child in the class so that
information and comments over the year can be gathered to help
prepare for Parents' Evenings and written reports
WHEN THE REPORT IS
WRITTEN
When the reports are checked, they will be corrected by the IT
technician and sent out by the clerical staff. Hard copies and the
disk must be place in the main file by the clerical staff
HEALTH AND SOCIAL REPORTS
Any confidential
material should be give the the Headteacher for the confidential
file
To be useful, records
need to be available and up to date. Records are held either by the
School Office or the SENCO. (Nowhere else!)
The class teacher will
keep specific information that will be accessible on a day to day
basis:
Reading record book
SEN file for the class
Teacher's green planning file
Parents have the right
to see all official records kept on their children unless that
record is marked confidential. (Please ask the Headteacher before
doing this)
Teachers' own notes and files are for their use and information only
(not for parents)
TRANSFER BETWEEN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS
Teachers will be told as
soon as possible when a pupil leaves for another school. All
relevant records should be placed in the main file in the office.
Any relevant SEN records should be passed on to the Headteacher. He
will remove any unnecessary items. A Common Transfer form will be
completed and the records posted on to the next school
When a pupil enters
school, the secretary will send for the records immediately and on
receipt, the folder will be placed in the Office and the class
teacher notified. Any confidential materials will be placed in the
confidential section kept in the office
