1. Meet the Staff
6th September 2017

2. What criteria do you use to determine if a child has achieved a level and across which curricular areas?

3. “Assessment of a learner’s progress and achievement is based on a teacher’s assessment of their knowledge, understanding and skills in curriculum areas. Teachers assess learning using a variety of approaches and a wide range of evidence.”
Education Scotland

4. When does assessment happen?
All the time!
Planning
Termly – checking progress week
Key points - transition

5. How do we assess? Observation – make, say, write or do Questioning
Self & peer assessment
Criteria specific assessment
Termly progress weeks
Periodic standardised assessment
Baseline (P1) Literacy & Numeracy August
Spelling (SWST) all children from P3 – P7. September
Reading & Number (Quest) P3 children only. September
Reading (NGRT online) P5 & P6 children. September
Maths (PTM online) P5 & P6 children. May
SNSA P1, P4 & P7 children

6. Checks & balances Termly planning meetings
Progress meetings & tracking
Meeting individual needs
Moderation
* School level - writing
* Cluster level – writing & measure
* National level - QAMSO

7. Pulling it all together
Teacher judgement
Class work
Termly assessments
Assessment at key points
Standardised assessment

8. What do we assess? Eight curricular areas
Experiences and Outcomes (referred to as Es & Os):
The Experience describes the learning.
The Outcome represents what the learning will achieve.
This is often explained, from the pupil's perspective as an 'I can....', 'I am able to....‘
Progressive planners across all levels
Benchmarks indicate key assessments

9. Achievement of a Level
Early Level: preschool years and P1 or later for some
First Level: to the end of P4; earlier or later for some
Second Level: to the end of P7; earlier or later for some
Third/Fourth Level: S1 – S3; earlier for some
Senior Phase: S4-S6
Achievement of a level recorded at P1, P4 & P7
Benchmarks

10. Raising Attainment Session 17-18
* Growth Mindset
Consistent use of language
Developing resilience
Promoting a positive attitude to maths
Parent workshop
* New numeracy programme - SEAL
* Using digital learning
* Cookery to develop skills for life
* Play to learn in P1 and 2

11. Castlehill needs your help!

12. Sign up! Nurture workshop Growth Mindset workshop Internet Safety ACES
Library
School grounds
Autism Adviser parent workshop
School Groups or Fun 31
Any other suggestions?

13. Unwanted visitors Vandalism Accident
Please report anonymously by dialling 101.

14. New Term, New Conversations
Talking Together
Growing up
Puberty
Relationships
Sexual health
Suitable for pre 5 to 16 year olds
or EDC website

15. Castlehill Primary School Community
Meet the PC & CFT
Castlehill Primary School Community

16. What do we do? Parent Council FUNdraising Team
Staff, parents/carers & community
Nursery, LCR & Primary represented
3-way forum for
improving understanding
testing things out
influencing decisions and actions
Inform all parents/carers
Feed in/out EDC Parent Council Forum and national Forum
FUNdraising Team
Organising fun events for everyone
Hallowe’en & spring discos
summer fayre
Mugdock BBQ
Mad Hatters tea party
Raising funds to benefit our children
Christmas hampers
Christmas cards
Easyfundraising

17. Recent PC efforts
Input to school strategies, leaflets, self-evaluation etc
National/EDC consultations, e.g. raising attainment
Chasing up ‘snagging’ in new toilets, pitching for the pitch
PC health check
Maintaining Facebook page
Awards for All application

18. Thanks very much!! For helping at events For attending meetings
For giving ideas and feedback
For participating
For your generosity

19. Where has the £ gone?
P7 & nursery leavers £420 Donation to Tajik project £35 Castlehill bench and toadstools £850 Donation to school for iPads £1,200 Awards for All match £4,000 (trim trail and tower in the nursery playground would cost around £14,000)

20. The more you put in, the more you get out...
Coming along to PC meetings – AGM on Wednesday 20th September
Getting involved in issues which matter to you, e.g. school groups
Suggestions and comments welcome
Facebook
playground
Join the Fundraising Team - planning and helping at events
PC Chair
PC Secretary

21. Get involved in making it happen
Castlehill Primary School Community

22. DON’T FORGET! Complete your feedback form
Sign up for workshops or activities