Assessment in the New Curriculum March 2016 St Michael’s Primary School, Withyham What is new?

The journey of learning - what we do at St Michael’s: Plan learning experiences that enable learners to apply taught skills to new contexts; Ensure learning experiences work from relevant concrete, purposeful examples that deepen understanding; Make learning memorable and “sticky”; Have high expectations and accept nothing but the best; Make progress visible in the learning environment and use it explicitly;

Value the whole learner and actively celebrate learning; Use the precise language of all curriculum subjects repeatedly; Model personal excellence, expertise, thirst for learning, reflection and cognitive stretch; Plan multiple opportunities for pupils to evaluate their own learning and that of others; Ensure children respond to feedback and understand the next steps in their learning.

Depth of learning No longer a best fit model; All boxes have to be ticked before moving up; Teachers are focusing on deepening learning. Take Maths for example: applying number knowledge to practical situations such as how much paint is needed to decorate a ceiling. Expectations in the new curriculum have increased.

English Stronger emphasis on vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation and spelling (for example, the use of commas and apostrophes will be taught in KS1) Handwriting (which was not assessed under the previous national curriculum) is expected to be fluent, legible and speedy Spoken English has a greater emphasis, with children to be taught debating and presenting

Maths Five-year-olds will be expected to learn to count up to 100 (compared to 20 under the current curriculum) and learn number bonds to 20 (currently up to 10) Simple fractions (1/4 and 1/2) will be taught from KS1, and by the end of primary school, children should be able to convert decimal fractions to simple fractions (e.g = 3/8) By the age of nine, children will be expected to know times tables up to 12×12 (currently 10×10 by the end of primary school) Calculators will not be introduced until near the end of KS2, to encourage mental arithmetic.

Science Strong focus on scientific knowledge and language, rather than understanding the nature and methods of science in abstract terms Evolution will be taught in primary schools for the first time Non-core subjects like caring for animals will be replaced by topics like the human circulatory system

Computing Computing replaces Information and Communication Technology (ICT), with a greater focus on programming rather than on operating programs From age five, children will learn to write and test simple programs, and to organise, store and retrieve data From seven, they will be taught to understand computer networks, including the internet Internet safety – currently only taught from – will be taught in primary schools

Marking and Feedback Books tell the story of learning: Teacher feedback; Learners have time to respond and make changes based on feedback Learners assess themselves Self assessment using traffic lights to indicate confidence; Peer commenting on each others work assessment – star and a wish.

How can parents help? Support with spelling; Learning multiplication tables; Encouraging reading at home; Grammar and punctuation books from WHSmiths; Telling the time /money – practical experiences make this much easier to learn.

Statutory Tests Reception baseline Phonics in Year 1 Phonics retake in Year 2 SATS: Key Stage 1 at the end of Year 2; Key Stage 2 at the end of Year 6. You can ‘google’ sample tests – NB no more will be given to schools. We will be using these in school to familiarise children to the test format.

The children will sit the tests in May ENGLISH READING: 2 papers 1 with text and questions combined; 1 more challenging text with questions in separate booklet; All pupils are given the opportunity to sit both papers. GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION and SPELLING Emphasis on technical aspects of grammar; Separate spelling test; No English writing test; MATHEMATICS New Arithmetic test introduced. KS1 tests : Key Changes

Key Stage 1 - Year 2 Papers marked internally

ENGLISH Greater focus on fictional tests; ENGLISH GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION and SPELLING Greater focus on knowing and applying grammatical terminology with the full range of punctuation tested; Technical terms in grammar tested; Spelling patterns and methodologies form the basis of spellings tested; MATHEMATICS Mental maths test removed; Arithmetic test introduced to assess basic mathematical calculations; No contextualised questions; 36 questions, 40 marks, 30 minutes; Addition and subtraction, Complex calculations, Long division and multiplication; KS2 tests: Key changes

Key Stage 2 – Year 6 Papers marked externally Scaled score out of 100