Our Views on the Value of Assessment

• Everyone needs to know how well they are doing in order to do better;
• Both staff and students can have a useful input into assessing students and their progress;
• Good quality assessment means we can set sensible but challenging targets;
• It is worth putting a lot of time and effort into getting assessment right.

 

And in Practice this means:

• Every student will routinely receive useful feedback on their work on a day-by-day basis. They will also receive detailed written feedback on their work at least once every half term;
• Every student will have regular opportunities to self-assess and to compare their work with benchmarks provided by staff. Sometimes the benchmark will be the work of other students;
• We will send a summary of each student’s achievements and progress home once per term;
• We welcome parental comments on and queries about their children’s progress at any time. Parents do not have to wait until they have received an assessment.