The new National curriculum has been statutory since Sept 2014. Summer 2016 will be the first year when statutory assessment does not use levels.

Ofsted expect the school to demonstrate good evidence of pupil progress over time and demonstrate clearly what ‘typically’ happens in school. The school is using Target Tracker as an on-line tool to record and measure pupils’ progress and assessment outcomes. Work is moderated in school and also across schools, through Activate.

 

Assessment is the starting point, not end point, for pupils’ learning. Continuous assessments are used by teachers to develop the next steps in pupils’ learning. Pupils then have an on-going dialogue about their ‘targets’. Written and oral feedback is used, including pupil self-assessment and peer assessment of pieces of work. Work is planned against age related expectations and the ability of the children.

 

Our aim is to give reliable information about how each child, and their class, is performing. To enable this we:

• Use Target Tracker for tracking that is meaningful, as pupils work towards age-related expectations in the new curriculum

• Provide information that is easily understood and transferable and covers both qualitative and quantitative assessment

• Differentiate attainment between pupils of different abilities, giving early recognition of pupils who are falling behind and those who are excelling

• Ensure assessment is closely linked to improving the quality of learning and teaching

• Ensure feedback to pupils contributes to improved learning and is focused on specific and tangible objectives

• Produce recordable measures which can demonstrate progress over time

• Make comparisons against expected standards