Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 1 The Framework for the day  Session 1 – The background and theory and story of P Scales  Session 2 - Moderation and Levelling  Session 3 – Using neutral materials  Session 4 – Testing your own judgements

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 2 The National Context  SEN progression Materials  Data collection  Rose  Bercow  Lamb  Ofsted  Raising Barriers to Achievement

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 3 Removing Barriers to Achievement: A Strategy for SEN ‘promote and extend the use of P scales….help schools assess the progress …pupils working towards level 1 of the national Curriculum’  Minor revisions, including separating the strands for speaking and listening and reviewing the perceived gap between P8 and Level 1.  Promote greater and more effective use of the P Scales by producing moderation materials.  Produce guidance for schools to support these changes.  P Scales are part of the national data collection exercise from schools.”

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 4 Our Focus Assessment / Moderation / Levelling the use of the P scales within the ‘bigger picture’

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 5 FAQS about P Scales  The true / false tool The true / false tool

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 6 P scales  broad descriptors of attainment below NC level 1  track progress towards NC level 1  one tool within planning, teaching and learning, assessment + reporting process  framework for summative assessment  data for use as part of target setting + whole school improvement process (Teachers TV Intro)(Teachers TV Intro) ( P Scales Video)( P Scales Video)

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 7 Assessment at different levels  Pupil  Cohort  School  LEA  Wider view  Basic Principles Basic Principles

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 8 Inclusive Assessment Process  Demonstrates progress and attainment across the pupil population  Links National Curriculum, Literacy and Numeracy strategies  Supports target setting  Demonstrates ‘value-added’  Informs parents

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 9 Assessment & inclusion issues  Entitlement for achievements + progress of all pupils to be recognised  Highlights appropriateness of whole curriculum and informs access for pupils working towards NC level 1  Assessment tools that support the inclusion of pupils in any school setting

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 10 Purpose of Assessment  of learning – summative assessment  for learning – formative assessment

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 11 Assessment for Learning  Be part of effective planning & teaching  Focus on how students learn  Central to classroom practice  Promote learning goals  Involve learners in the process  Recognise the achievements of all learners

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 12 Teacher Assessment Formative -  acknowledges strengths, needs, preferred learning styles,interests and efforts of pupils  Informs planning on an ongoing basis Summative -  demonstrates the attainments and progression of all pupils

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 13 OfSTED Teachers can support pupils’ review of learning by enabling them to answer the following questions: 1)How well am I doing? 2)How well should I be doing? 3)What more should I aim to do? 4)What must I do to make progress and meet targets set? 5)How do I know if the additional provision has been effective? (page 18)

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 14 P scales  levels P1 – P3: earliest levels of general attainment (Generic)  levels P4 –P8: subject-related attainment  Revised Reissued 2008  P scale data collection  RAISE On Line

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 15 Making judgements  ‘ best fit’  rounded

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 16 A framework for recognising attainment  Encounter  Awareness  Attention and response  Engagement  Participation  Involvement  Gaining skills and understanding