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Tag Archives: EFA

SSAT Embedding Formative Assessment(EFA) is a two-year professional development pack for all schools and colleges that contains all the materials you need for launching and running 18 monthly teacher learning communities (TLCs).

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31 January 2020 By SSAT

Excellent teaching for pupils with SEND is excellent teaching for all

Tanja Albert, deputy learning support manager, and Alice Hagger, deputy head of English, Ricards Lodge High School, explain the formative assessment techniques that have worked well with all students, including those with SEND

30 November 2018 By Guest

Formative assessment: the most cost-effective way to improve education – but how do we know?

Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor of educational assessment at UCL, explains the evidence for the cost-effectiveness of formative assessment.

12 July 2018 By SSAT

Regular, informal assessment boosts students’ progress by two months

Friday 13 July 2018 – the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) release evaluation reports which show Embedding Formative Assessment (EFA) increases students’ progress by two additional months over a school year.

5 July 2018 By Guest

Our journey to embed formative assessment

Clare Taylor, EFA Lead, Helsby High School, describes key features, including staff enjoyment through teacher-centred development, and student involvement in success criteria.

5 July 2018 By Guest

Longer term view: Teacher learning communities and the impact of formative assessment

Helsby High School teachers and school leaders share their experience of embedding formative assessment through the two-year teacher learning communities (TLCs) programme, authored by Dylan Wiliam.

18 May 2018 By SSAT

Formative assessment, changing the culture and increasing impact

SSAT School Improvement 2018 speakers from Uppingham Community College celebrated their best GCSE results following completion of the two-year Embedding Formative Assessment (EFA) project. This film shares how they successfully led the programme and its impact.

3 May 2018 By Guest

Dylan Wiliam talks… inclusive differentiation

Using the example of finding the area of a trapezium, Dylan Wiliam discusses probing and pushing by teachers to challenge students using questioning and formative assessment.

17 November 2017 By Corinne Settle

It’s all about the journey, not the destination

SSAT education lead Corinne Settle has confessions to make.

15 September 2017 By Guest

A formative journey: making students active in the learning process

Greg Gilbey, Director of Student Engagement, Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School shares their story as one of the 61 schools to have completed the EEF/SSAT project Embedding Formative Assessment this year.

7 July 2017 By Corinne Settle

Refocusing assessment, so it works for the students and the school

And not primarily for inspectors, politicians or bureaucrats.

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