Assessment & Learning
KEY MESSAGE for assessment for 2009 - 2010
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Promote the use of moderated and standardised teacher
assessments, supported by tests to back up judgements where
appropriate.
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Know what you want the pupils to learn and have a system in
place which allows you to track pupils progress formatively,
using tests to moderate your judgements.
Checklist for assessment
Spring terms checklist
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RAISEonline and FFT Live available (validated data)
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KS1
tasks and tests arrive
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Applications for Access Arrangements – deadline for early
opening and additional time is 5 pm on 2 March 2009. See page
54 of the KS2 ARA
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Schools receive materials for KS2 test administration
Summer
Term check list:
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The
Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP)
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‘Continuing the Learning Journey’ (EYFSP š Year 1)
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Finalise end of KS1 TA
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Confirm end of year level judgements, backed up by Optional
Tests as appropriate
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KS2
Tests – 11 – 15 May 2009
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Review of external marking
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Finalise end of KS2 TA
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Enter EYFSP, KS1 and KS2 data into MIS and submit to LA/QCA
including P scale data for KS1 and KS2
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Question level analysis of NC tests
(Yr
2,3,4,5, and 6) using RAISEonline
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Update individual pupil records
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Review pupils’ progress
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Annual report to parents
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Common Transfer File (CTF) updated for those pupils moving from
one school to another
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In
school review of assessment policy and practice which should
lead to: identifying priorities for school development plan
(SDP)
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Transition meetings for all staff
Autumn
terms checklist
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Review of marking outcomes for KS2 tests
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Check results prior to validation
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Application for removal of recently arrived pupils with EAL
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RAISEonline and FFT Live available (unvalidated data)
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Statutory and LA target setting-LA/school/GB (quantitative)
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Head
Teacher (HT) receives username and password for NAA Test Forms
website
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HT
receives test order pin number (4 digits)
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HT
creates school user accounts for Test Forms website
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Order test papers including modified papers
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Updating Section 3 (Standards and Achievement) of the School
Evaluation Form (SEF)
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Receive KS1 and KS2 Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (ARA)
booklets for current academic year, dispose of previous year’s
copy
On-going
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Assessment for Learning
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Appropriate use of KS1 task/test material
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Tracking children’s progress, e.g. using Assessing Pupil
Progress (APP) materials
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Monitoring and evaluation of assessment procedures
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Monitoring and evaluation of assessment practices – influencing
classroom practice
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Supporting development of curricular/teaching targets/individual
pupil targets informing
school targets
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Developing consistency of assessment judgements – whole
school/cross school and cross-phase standardisation and
moderation using, for example:
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Continuing the Learning Journey
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QCA
‘Building a picture of what children can do…’ materials
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NC
Action website materials
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APP
Materials
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Dialogue with parents/governors and the wider community
Assessment network meetings:
For
downloads of some of the materials given out at the netwrok
meetings:
APP powerpoint
click here
skills assessments
sheets click here
summer term meetings dates to be
confirmed
To book a free place contact
Vicky Hughes
or ring 01225 793349

Assessment
Action research Projects:2009 - 2010
A letter
will be going out to schools in a few weeks time inviting colleagues to take
part in this years project. If you are planning to do any work
on assessment this year why not apply for the free support
and action research grant.
Contact Tom if you
want more details.
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Statutory Assessment
2009
Updates on APP
The
new KS1 standards files (Working towards Level 1 to
Level 3) are now online. At present they are located
on the National strategy site – see link below
http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/search/primary/results/nav:45920
The KS1 files are best viewed online as they include video
clips, audio clips and photographs.
Key stage 1 moderation
Please
note that there are still a number of places available on
the KS1 moderation twilight sessions running throughout the
year at different venues across the county. If you would
like support regarding a pupil’s teacher assessment level in
reading, writing and/or maths or if you teach in a small
school and would like the opportunity to discuss pupils’
work with other teachers please go the Wiltshire CPD website
for details of the remaining sessions.
Key Stage 2 testing
As a result of the problems experienced last year there have
been a number of changes. The NAA is now amalgamated with
the QCDA. OFQUAL will now regulate them. The KS2 tests will
continue, with the marking contract returning to EDEXCEL.
Notably, this will see the return to paper mark sheets that
will accompany the scripts. Scripts will be sent to markers
and not a depot. There will be a new courier company and the
Marking quality assurance from 2008 (known then as
‘Benchmarking’) will continue, but will now be paper-based.
Further details will follow as part of Head’s briefings.
There are 2 documents to look for: The Key stage 2 NCT March
mailing - 10 March 2009. This will include Pupil
registration guidance, TAG and checklist and March circular
and a Security factsheet - online only, 13 April
2009. Schools are reminded to read the ARA carefully and
QCDA request that schools remember to return all envelopes
and labels. These are tagged and will show up as the school
‘missing’ scripts. The pilot of Single Level Tests concludes
in June.
Please ask us to clarify any issue you have regarding test
security. All KS2 scripts must be kept securely. i.e. locked
away. The authority and QCDA is obliged to visit schools
before, during and after the tests to ensure security is
maintained.
Using data to track
pupils progress
The
LA strongly recommends that schools record assessment
judgements three times a year using TA as their prime source
of data, backed up by the use of relevant tests where
appropriate. They also need to be able to look at the
performance of a variety of vulnerable groups within
cohorts. To support schools the LA has developed an
electronic tracking tool, which will be in use in 60 schools
by Easter. A new version will be available to all schools by
early June. INSET and training for the summer term is
currently being organised and will be published on the CPD
website in early March. The tool and an initial setup is
available free of charge to all Primary, Infant and Junior
Schools.
News on
upcoming courses
Neurolingistic
Processing:
Tom has set up an
action enquiry group that is exploring the impact of using
NLP strategies on ourselves as teachers and how we
can use NLP to enhance learning capacity of pupils. If
anyone is interested in this project and its finding please
contact Tom. The NLP group will be putting on a series of
courses in the future based on their findings.
Assessment
& Learning conference planning
The assessment
team is just about to plan the annual assessment conference.
We are hoping to make use of some of the excellent practice
that we have in the county and make reference to some of the
great action enquiry assessment & learning projects that
have been taking place in recent years. We will keep you
updated about future dates and venues.
How we make
memories -
There are a number of new courses Tom has produced for the
coming year that explore how memories and emotions are
linked. You can choose from a menu of modules to suit the
needs of your teachers and pupils.
The modules are
designed to help us understand how our actions as teachers
not only affect the short term learning of pupils but also
their long term capacity for learning too. Example of the
modules include;
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What are memories?
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How are memories made?
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How memories are affected by emotions?
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What is the link between attention span and emotions?
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Gender, memories and emotions
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Age, memories and emotions
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Language, learning and emotions
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Effect of violence and stress on memories
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Effect of happiness (and alcohol) on memories
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Keys to developing better memory
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