We mark pupils work by

using short questions and statements

Purple Pen in Geography

Amy W Pupils improve work and shade in purple

Dish the DIRT (Dedicated

Improvement and Reflective time)

• A ten minute starting activity?

• 25 minutes in the lesson?

• A homework task?

Example:Literacy

An example of homework that waspeer assessed

Verbal feedback

Year 7

Rewarding use of Purple Pen• Stamps

• Positive comments

Has it helped?Has it helped?• More ownership - pupils really care about their

work and want to improve it.• More active – pupils are talking about their work

to teachers and peers • Increased success (classwork/homework)• Increased motivation - pupils who achieve ATOL3

for work get recognition for improvement• Comments at GCSE – Can we have longer to

improve our work? Will my grade improve? Can I redo my homework please? Can I have a positive comment?