Assessment in Berwick Middle School.

David Mulholland

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APP Project (Sep 09)

Aims:

• To improve continuity and progression in learning and teaching and assessment across the Y6-Y7 transition, (and across the school and across the phases).

• Improve pupil understanding of assessment

Taking it forward

• Work evaluation• Teacher and pupil questionnaires• Assessment data• lesson observations• staff meetings

Teacher workshopStrategic planning for consistency

Teachers’ feedback

Where on the continuum below do you believe the responsibility for a child’s progress lies?

On average, where do you think the children see it?

What percentage (of pupils) can justifiably claim:

I know how to evaluate my work

I know whether I am making good progress

I know what I need to do to improve

I can discuss my strengths and weaknesses with confidence

Teachers’ workshop

• Teachers at the heart of improvement planning

• Empowering the staff to move forward together

• APP to enhance learning partnerships

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Key bits of advice

• Build on existing good practice• Involve staff – tap into the commitment and

skill of (key) staff• Use strategy and consultant support

Root it all in whole school improvement planning

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What do we do next?

• conduct follow-up pupil questionnaire.

• extending / sharing good practice.

• embedding with other systems...learning, assessing, tracking and interveningrecording and reportingmonitoring, evaluating and development planningsubject and school leadershippartnership liaison

• identifying strengths and areas for development.

A collaborative approach to progress interviews

Chris Durie

Universal Progress Interviews

• All pupils undertake a survey exploring how they see their place in their progress

• All pupils complete a prompt sheet prior to the interview

• Teachers use a pupil’s responses as the starting point for discussions

Focused Progress Support

• A focus group is identified through:– tracking data and information (including APP)– responses to pupil survey– professional judgement

• Prior to the interview, the pupils discuss their progress with their teachers (using the prompt sheet provided)

• An extended progress interview is conducted

• Following the interview, the pupils draw up their own action plan and discuss it with their Progress Adviser

• A review meeting is scheduled with the pupil

Key aim:

To thread the pupils’ responsibility for their progress throughout the process

Key adults:

- Progress Adviser- Form tutor- Subject teachers- 1:1 tutor (if applicable)

What next?