Changes to Assessment

Key Changes Change to National curriculum – levels no longer reflect the new curriculum From 2016 scaled scores will be used to report national curriculum test outcomes 100 will always represent the “national standard” Schools are free to develop their own internal assessment systems to measure progress against the Programmes of study (POS)

Each child will be assessed against the standards for each year group to determine whether they are Emerging, Developing, Secure or have mastered that subject because they have reached the national standard

What are we doing at Westglade? Baseline for each pupil Target setting Relating to performance management Using Rising Star assessments, NFER and Ros Wilson to support assessment process Tracking key pupils using POS grids Using SIMs to measure progress Monitoring strategically Networking with other schools Working as a team to support each other

What is Good progress? The “average” pupil will finish each year being “Secure” in that standard. For example a pupil will end Y1 as 1S they will then be 2E by the end of Term 1 in Y2 2D by the end of the Spring term and 2S by the end of the summer term. This would be considered good progress. Many of our pupils will need to make rapid progress to secure the National standard by the end of the year.

Statutory Tests EYFS profile Reception baseline Y1 phonics check End of KS1 –Teacher Assessment in maths, reading and writing informed by tests in reading, grammar and spelling, maths – externally set but internally marked End of KS2 national tests in maths, reading, grammar and punctuation and spelling. Externally set and marked.

Changes in expectations Heightened expectations -many things are being introduced earlier Focus on spelling and grammar -See curriculum handout More formalised testing situation in KS1 – must be completed in May following timetable Current Y2 tests for all look like old L3 papers Not allowed to use counting equipment in maths tests.