Middlewich Primary School How do our teachers answer the question: ‘How well is my child doing at school?’
Good quality assessment information builds a clear picture of what child is able to do and what areas they need to work on. We are able to identify where a child may be underperforming in their work. We can track how well groups of pupils are doing (e.g. boys/girls, pupil premium, higher attaining children, children with special educational needs)
On-going, daily assessment Supports teachers’ planning, including differentiation How we do this: Information from parents/carers Marking children’s work Observing, questioning and conversations in lessons Liaising with other staff members in the classroom
Children’s survey Key messages- ‘mark tough’ ‘more stickers’ Children want useful feedback that will be help them improve Examples to share
Produced by us for our pupils Based on a skills approach Year group expectations based upon the National Curriculum requirements for each year group. ‘understood’ and ‘mastered’
End of each term: 1: slow progress 2: good progress 3: accelerated progress (NB Only pupils who have previously fallen behind would be expected to make accelerated progress.)
Insufficient progress documentation Working with SENDco where appropriate Actions include: Additional group work with teacher- ‘Booster sessions’ Focus areas identified by the teacher Interventions e.g. 1:1 reading Visual resources Targeted homework
End of year tests to provide attainment information Non-verbal reasoning assessments EYFS & Key Stage One: EYFS: Good Level of Development (GLD) Phonics Check at Year 1 End of Key Stage 1: tests in reading and maths (and spelling, punctuation and grammar), teacher assessments in writing
Key Stage Two End of Key Stage 2: tests in reading, SPAG and maths, teacher assessments in writing NFER tests for years 3-5 in reading and maths
All of this assessment information give us a clear picture of academic progress. But that’s just one part of the picture! Working with you and knowing child, ensures that every pupil is given the maximum opportunity to become a responsible, respectful, and resilient members of our community.