1. Assessment Without Levels
Information for Parents

2. Why do we need a new Assessment system?
With the introduction of the New Curriculum, the DFE announced the removal of levels, stating that they were no longer a reliable method of assessment and reporting. Against the new Teaching and Learning regime.
Their ‘Core Principles of Assessment ‘ document stated that ‘effective assessment systems’ should:
-give reliable information to parents about how their child, and their child’s school, is performing
-help drive improvement for pupils and teachers, and
 -make sure the school is keeping up with external best practice and innovation
However, they announced that it was up to schools to devise their own methods of Assessment based on these principles.

3. Levels: 1c 1b 1a 2c 2b 2a 3c 3b 3a 4c 4b 4a 5c 5b 5a 6c
Age Related Standards
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
4b was the expected average for a year 6 child. The floor target for combined RWM level %.
Children should be reported as EMERGING, EXPECTED or EXCEEDING the standards for their year.
Floor target of 85% of year 6 children to reach ‘Expected Standard’ for year 6 in Summer 2016.

4. 2014-2015 What Assessment system should
we use?

5. 2015-2016 New Assessment system embedded
New Assessment system embedded. Formative (ongoing) Assessment and Summative (End point) Assessment

6. Kent Learning Pathways (FORMATIVE)
Use of Kent Standards Assessment to track children’s progress against the EXPECTED standard for each year.
-Year group standards will be called BANDS. Year 1 children ‘expected’ to be working on Band 1, year 5 on Band5 etc.
The majority of children will begin on the BAND for their age group. They will be described as EMERGING in the band and will work through achieving targets to achieve EXPECTED by the end of the year.
Children with gaps in their learning journey may work through achieving objectives on ‘lower’ bands if appropriate. More able children will work on mastering the objectives for their year group band and will be described as ‘EXCEEDING’ by the end of the year.
All children will have their own learning pathway,. Achievement of targets will be evidenced and will be updated regularly by the class teacher . A child’s progress along the pathway will be shared with parents and form a basis of the dialogue at parents consultations.
IMPORTANT to note the raised expectations for each year group- e.g. in maths, to achieve ‘EXPECTED’ by the end of year 4, all times tables up to 12 x 12 must be known!
Copies of blank learning pathways are available at back of hall so that you can become familiar with expectations for your child’s year group.

7. GL Assessments (SUMMATIVE)
Summative end of year test to supplement the ongoing tracking system.
Children’s scores are measured against national attainment and standardised scores and will reported to parents.
Individual report of test results and next steps for learning will be given to parents as part of the end of year report- helps validate formative teacher judgements
Additional CATS for year 5
More information will be provided at the end of the year on how to interpret scores.