Linking the ‘Driver words’ to the Planning & Assessment of RE Recognise Talk about Describe SayRetell Make links Give reasons Ask Compare Show understanding Engage Identify Explain

‘ Driver words’ are a useful tool as PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE Expectations of the level descriptors Teacher subject knowledge

‘Driver words’ AT1 - learning about AT2 - learning from L1Recognise Talk about, Say L2 Retell, Describe Ask L3 Make links, Give reasons Make links, Compare L4 Show understanding Engage and respond L5 Identify and explain Explain, Demonstrate

Making ‘Driver words’ a useful tool The critical question to address at the planning stage is ‘what must I do, in this topic, to enable the pupil to consolidate working at their present level and create the opportunity to begin to work at the next level?’ PITCH PROGRESSION SHAPING OBJECTIVESSHAPE TASKS

Making ‘Driver words’ a useful tool Use learning objectives/outcomes Select appropriate tasks from content, resources & own K&U Adapt teaching in light of a child’s needs in order to meet expectations of a learning outcome Shape objectives/outcomes using ‘Driver words’Shape objectives/outcomes using ‘Driver words’ Study content, resources with the ‘Driver words’ in mind helps PITCH tasksStudy content, resources with the ‘Driver words’ in mind helps PITCH tasks With ‘I can’ statements ‘Driver words’ provide a map of PROGRESSION in religious literacyWith ‘I can’ statements ‘Driver words’ provide a map of PROGRESSION in religious literacy Move from CONTENT led to LEARNING led Teaching

Working at Level 1 - 3

WorkingatLevel2 Workingat Level 3

Planning using WTL ‘The Way, the Truth & the Life’ programme is: - good at capturing Levels presumes teacher uses as a model & adapts - does not use ‘driver words’ not automatic scaffoldThere is more content in the WTL to enable Level 4&5 but its not automatic - teachers will need to build the expectations of level 4 and 5 in at the planning stage and scaffold the learning before offering assessment opportunities

What we need to think about What are the pupils going to do to prove their learning? Tasks matter more than testsTasks matter more than tests! The tasks can’t simply be given have to think what the pupils need to do to meet the requirements of the ‘driver words’ and level descriptor knowledge and understanding which they need to go through, discuss, reflect on and learn

Planning & Assessment in RE Tasks matter more than tests. Invest time in task design Planning progression is more important than levelling outcomes Use the principles of AfL: formative pupil- centred focus on improvement light weight enough to be manageable “You don’t fatten a pig by weighing it more often”