Community Authority An LAs Perspective on Monitoring and Assessment Sandra LoveMary Devine Head of Service (Quality)Quality Manager

Community Authority What do we do now? What do we need to consider differently?

Community Authority Areas of Focus Pupils Establishments Clusters Authority Inter Authority/National

Community Authority “Assessment involves planned high quality interactions with young people and is based on thoughtful probing questions derived from the learning outcomes achieved to date. It invites pupils to think. Young people are clear about the kind and quality of work required to achieve success in the agreed outcomes.” Journey to Excellence 2006 Dimension 2

Community Authority “ Teachers enable children to develop the skills to evaluate their own and each other’s work against clear criteria. Learners have a clear awareness of their own learning needs, how well they are progressing towards learning targets, the links with previous learning and any action they need to take to improve their work and inform their next steps.” Journey to Excellence 2006 Dimension 2

Community Authority Understanding the Standard Must link to AIfL and L&T Policy Use of National Assessment Resource Business meetings CPD for moderators Does it impact on individual pupil? Are we meeting pupils’ needs?

Community Authority Sharing the Standard at school level at cluster level at authority level Role of SSA and Authority moderation

Community Authority Data? Authority Assessment Group Professional Judgements Literacy and Numeracy Authority Reports Longer Term Targets

Community Authority Authority Moderation School Visits Literacy- sample writing - observation of reading - dialogue with pupils Numeracy- sample folio of Number, Money, Measurement - observation of mental maths problem solving practical maths - dialogue with pupils Named focus in other curriculum area (science/s subjects)

Community Authority Cluster Moderation Moderator for each primary/pre five Moderator for each subject area Cluster meetings Subject meetings

Community Authority Issues Reporting to Parents Governance Personal Learning Planning Wider Achievement

Lord, if I die let it be on a staff development day when the distinction between life and death is imperceptible.