How do we ensure that AfL focuses on the needs of all our learners? Chris Brooksbank & Allyson Ingall, Cumbria NUT 13 July 2013 National Education Conference, Stoke Rochford Hall

Assessment of learning National context Compliance Assessment of learning Changes Accountability

Professional Control

What is Assessment for Learning? TASK What is Assessment for Learning?

The simple view of teaching Help them to learn it Find out what pupils need to learn Check what they’ve actually learned

Sharing learning intentions Aspects of AfL? Marking Sharing learning intentions Peer assessment Success Criteria

Key Questions Impact on learners? What to use? When to use? How to use? When to use? What to use?

How can I calculate the area of different triangles? Identify and measure the base and height Multiply the base by the height Divide by 2 Record the units in squares 24/02/2019 allyson.ingall@talktalk.net 07920 465006 8 8

Learning Objective (Y4): How do I write a clear set of instructions? Child generated success criteria Title What you need How to make Numbers Bullet points Verbs Time connectives Diagrams 24/02/2019 allyson.ingall@talktalk.net 07920 465006 9

Learning Objective (Y1/Y2): How can I make a clear poster? Child generated success criteria: Make all letters the same size. Use dark colours Don’t use yellow Put pictures round the edge not in the middle Check you have copied all the words and numbers Customer Services: 01457 821818 10

Pupil generated success criteria Learning Objective (Y6): How do I blend watercolour paints and pencils to create a 3D effect? Drawings Paintings Watercolour pencil Use pencil lightly to begin with Fill the paper Use flowing lines Overlap petals Use only red, orange, black, white and green Make sure the brush is not too wet Complete one petal at a time Use dark paint on overlapping edges and red paint on outside edges of petals and blend in the middle Use only black and brown Make ‘textured’ marks Use only a small amount Customer Services: 01457 821818 11

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LO: Non-chronological report: sub-headings Me Friend Adult I can write statements to explain a subheading I can use paragraphs I can use features to interest the reader I can use pictures and diagrams with captions to help explain an idea I can use 2a sentences I can use NWWW sentences I can use list sentences I can use commas I can use capital letters for names and places

Keep Marking Simple Focused on learning intention & success criteria Easy to understand Requires an action Time is given to respond Builds confidence Given and acted on promptly

5 principles of AfL Start from where your learners are Pupils must understand LO/LI Pupils need to be active in the process Pupils need to be able to talk Feedback must focus on how pupils can improve

Assessment for learning: 4 practical aspects Sharing learning intentions Asking better questions Making feedback count Promoting assessment by pupils

Harder aspects of AfL Comment-only marking Increasing wait time Self & Peer assessment Capacity to increase pupils’ learning by 50%?