© Crown copyright 2008 Subject Leaders’ Development Meeting Mathematics Spring Term 2009 Session 1: APP and AfL

Crown copyright 2008 Objectives To outline the purpose of the day and place it in the context of the National Strategies’ plan To remind subject leaders of the place of APP in the DCSF’s AfL strategy To discuss the importance of APP within new assessment arrangements for KS3 Slide 1.1

© Crown copyright 2008 Slide 3 Strong senior and subject leadership, departments working collaboratively, secure self evaluation processes Securing consistent pupil performance across core subjects (addressing factors influencing in-school variation) Planning for progression Strengthening subject pedagogy Tracking pupils’ progress including AfL and APP Providing personalised intervention Slide 1.2

© Crown copyright 2008 Slide 4 £150 million over three years to support schools in developing their use of assessment for learning 2008 – funding for all schools based on £1000 per school plus a sum for each pupil 2009 to 2010 – targeted funding for those schools that need extra help and those who can share good practice Funding Slide 1.3

Crown copyright 2008 The objectives of the AfL Strategy include: 2008 – 2009 Every school introduced to APP in English and mathematics, and offered training 2009 – 2010 To offer direct support to schools that have not managed to establish APP Slide 1.4

AFL What do understand by AFL? What does good AFL look like in the classroom? How is AFL CPD working in your school / department?

© Crown copyright 2008 Slide 8 Day-to-day Learning objectives made explicit and shared with pupils Peer and self-assessment in use Pupils engaged in their learning and given immediate feedback Periodic Broader view of progress across subject for teacher and learner Use of national standards in the classroom Improvements to medium-term curriculum planning Transitional Formal recognition of pupils’ achievement Reported to parents/carers and next teacher(s) May use external tests or tasks Slide 1.5

© Crown copyright 2008 Slide 9 APP is a structured set of resources and guidance to support periodic assessment against national standards Slide 1.6 What is APP?

Crown copyright 2008 Two purposes of APP Periodic assessment to track pupils’ progress using National Curriculum levels and sub-levels including the identification of pupils requiring intervention support Informing teaching and learning through: Pupil curricular targets Curriculum planning and review Slide 1.7

Crown copyright 2008 Subject Leaders’ Development Meeting Mathematics Spring Term 2009 Session 2: Planning, Assessment & Intervention

Crown copyright 2008 Objectives To clarify the role of learning objectives and assessment criteria To identify the advantages of periodic assessment To consider the role of APP in supporting effective intervention Slide 2.1

Crown copyright 2008 Formal Assessment APP Planning for progression Strengthening subject pedagogy Tracking pupils’ progress Strong senior and subject leadership Departments working collaboratively Secure self-evaluation processes. Tracking pupils’ progress including AfL and APP Providing personalised intervention © Crown copyright 2008 Strong senior and subject leadership, departments working collaboratively, secure self evaluation processes Securing consistent pupil performance across core subjects (addressing factors influencing in-school variation) Slide 2.2

Crown copyright 2008 Accurate marking by the teacher provides pupils with feedback; important work has been marked by pupils or teacher. Teachers’ marking identifies errors and underlying misconceptions and helps pupils to overcome difficulties, for example by setting clear targets to which pupils respond and teachers check against. Satisfactory PracticeGood Practice Mathematics – Understanding the Score. Ofsted, Slide 2.3

Crown copyright 2008 Learning objectives and assessment criteria Learning objectives are used for planning Assessment criteria are used for assessing pupils’ progress Slide 2.4

Crown copyright 2008 How could this activity be introduced and developed over a series of lessons? Which learning objectives would be included? Slide 2.5

Crown copyright 2008 Using objectives and criteria In pairs, discuss: What role do the assessment criteria have? When would they be used? What specific activities or ways of working would ensure that appropriate evidence is captured? How is this different from the way in which the objectives are used? Slide 2.6

Crown copyright Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Extension Slide 2.7

Crown copyright 2008 Discussion In pairs, identify and illustrate the benefits of periodic assessment for: –SLT –Subject leaders –Class teachers –Pupils Slide 2.8

Crown copyright 2008 Strong senior and subject leadership, departments working collaboratively, secure self evaluation processes Securing consistent pupil performance across core subjects (addressing factors influencing in-school variation) Planning for progression Strengthening subject pedagogy Tracking pupils’ progress including AfL and APP Providing personalised intervention © Crown copyright 2008 Slide 2.9

Crown copyright 2008 Plan using the Framework Teach and assess (AfL) Use Progression Maps to clarify next steps for some pupils Periodic Assessment (APP) Slide 2.10

Crown copyright 2008 An example A group of pupils: Decided that a good ‘target’ probability for getting a six was 25% Tested their ‘dodgy dice’ by rolling it 12 times – and got 3 sixes Concluded that the target probability was achieved Slide 2.11

Crown copyright 2008 Progression maps: probability step 6 Estimate probabilities from experimental data; understand that: if an experiment is repeated, there will be different outcomes; increasing the number of times an experiment is repeated generally leads to better estimates of probability. Slide 2.12

Crown copyright 2008 Subject Leaders’ Development Meeting Mathematics Spring Term 2009 Session 3: A Practical Introduction to APP

Crown copyright 2008 Objectives To outline the purpose of the day and place it in the context of the National Strategies plan To remind subject leaders of the place of APP in the DCSF’s AfL strategy To discuss the importance of APP within new assessment arrangements for KS3 Slide 1.1