Moving away from the red pen
Rob Jones, science teacher and SSAT Leadership Legacy Fellow, All Hallows Catholic College, extols the value of more productive methods of marking including photographic, audio and video feedback.
Tag Archives: Assessment
Refocusing assessment, so it works for the students and the school
And not primarily for inspectors, politicians or bureaucrats.
Refocusing assessment – making assessment work for your students
Alex Galvin, SSAT Senior Education Lead, writes… Back when I started teaching, assessment was pretty straightforward. Pieces of work were marked A-E and we recorded marks for certain extended pieces of work in a blue folder in the history work
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What does the 4/5 threshold announcement really mean?
Does it actually mean anything?
Replacing levels with assessment point analysis
There is no limit on anyone’s progress or attainment at Minsthorpe Community College
Progress 8: don’t try to guess it
Concentrate on what really matters – high quality teaching and learning.
Year 7: looking forwards or back?
RAISEonline’s question level analysis can help schools to identify strengths & weaknesses of incoming year 7s.
Something I didn’t know about Progress 8
Colin Logan reflects on a recent data conference with Tim Leunig, and reminds schools not to try to predict Progress 8 scores.
The Ebacc: a consultation or Hobson’s Choice?
On Tuesday, the government launched the long awaited consultation on the implementation of the Ebacc. Bill Watkin highlights the key questions posed.
Assessment must return to being a diagnostic rather than an accountability tool
Colin Logan highlights the opportunity for schools to put to an end the tyranny of the flight path.
