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- Careful thought is given to the purpose of assessment,
adopting a wide range of methods to reflect the whole curriculum
and learning opportunities. The main purpose of assessment must
be to facilitate progress in a pupil's learning
- Assessment is an integral part of the teaching and learning
process.
- The range of opportunities for carrying our continuous
assessment is increased by:
- good classroom organisation which encourages children to
work independently.
- classroom experiences which arise from a wide range of
stimuli and leads to tasks which offer opportunities for
observation.
- The outcomes of assessment modify our teaching methods,
provide feedback on the National Curriculum as well as indicate
pupil progress. On entering the School a pupil will be given a
base-line assessment in the form of a Foundation Stage Profile,
so as the teacher can formulate an individual action plan for
that pupil.
- In addition to normal assessment, opportunities are taken to
record significant points in a child's development, such as:
- a moment of 'breakthrough' in understanding;
- surprises and unusual reactions;
- interesting examples of strategies for mental
calculation;
- difficulties encountered and possible reasons for them.
- Teachers in the School use a common policy for marking work
which is fully understood by all staff.
- Results of assessment are reported in a way useful for
pupils, teachers, parents and other interested parties.
- Assessment gradually builds up into a profile for each pupil
over their school career.
- Pupils are encouraged to be aware of the evidence and
assessment techniques being used and to review their own
progress by a procedure containing an element of self
assessment.
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Homework and classwork are marked using a common
framework and comments are made as appropriate. Marks and grades are
usually given. Work is ticked to indicate that the teacher has
looked at it and a written comment to indicate sources of error,
good points etc. will normally be made. Spelling mistakes are
corrected. The marks/comments are recorded by the teacher in his/her
mark book. |
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'Informal' assessment is on-going during all
lessons in response to oral work, team work, practical experiments,
skill development, project work etc. |
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Homework is set each week, to take up to 1 hour
each time, with up to one week between setting and collection for
research or clarification of issues. |
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The completed project or notes on a topic is
collected and marked. The marking recognises excellence and
indicates the areas that need improvement. A record of this
assessment is retained by the teacher in his/her mark book. |
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Each topic now has the opportunity for pupil self
assessment. There is an opportunity for the pupil to reflect on
performance and areas greater help or application are needed. |
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The star and commendation system, including House
Points, is fully used for classwork and homework (and behaviour). |
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Teachers keep records of marked work, test
percentages and levels achieved are noted. Weekly 'spelling test'
and 'table test' results are always recorded in the teachers mark
book as are: |
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- moments of 'breakthrough' in understanding;
- surprises and unusual reactions;
- interesting examples of strategies for mental calculation;
- difficulties encountered and possible reasons for them.
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A copy of each full subject report is retained for
each pupil. The pupil's information file can easily be transferred
between teachers and other schools. |
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A full report is given to parents/guardians twice a year for each pupil |
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- The full report at the end of the year gives a detailed list
of work covered, test percentages, grades for various
skills/abilities and a comment highlighting achievements and
offering advice for improvement/continued progress/targets.
- Information available to parents at parents evenings will
include N.C. records (statements of levels achieved), test %,
comments on classwork and homework and attendance records.
Advice for improvement/continued progress will be given as
appropriate.
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For pupils leaving the School up to date records
are passed onto the Headteacher for forwarding to the new school. |
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A progress summary for each pupil together with
topic areas studied is forwarded to our local Secondary schools and
filed by them in each individual pupil record file. The Key Stage 2
N.C. records are assimilated into their own record system. |