Tracking & Progression Tool Instructions

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Tracking & Progression Tool

Introduction

These user instructions will help you get the most from your Language Angels

Tracking & Progression Tool.

Your Language Angels Tracking & Progression Tool will enable you, your colleagues

and your school to record, analyse and interpret data for the foreign language

teaching you provide.

With this tool you can do all of the following:

View and plot the position on the Learning and Progression Timeline of a class

or individual pupil. This visually demonstrates the progress your classes are

making against the 12 teaching targets stipulated in the DfE Key Stage 2

Languages Programme of Study.

View and analyse overall class performance against each of the four key

language learning skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing)

View and analyse individual pupil performance against each of the four key

language learning skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing)

All results are given as a total score, a percentage score and a standard

achieved described by 5 performance bands (Below Expectation, Towards

Expectation, Meeting Expectation, Exceeding Expectation and Mastery.

The step-by-step instructions in this document will explain how you can produce all

of the information in the above list.

The Language Angels Tracking & Progression Tool is designed to work by recording

the progress of each of your pupils as measured by the Language Angels End Of Unit

Skills Assessments provided in Lesson 6 of each teaching unit.



As suggested by the DfE Key Stage 2 Languages Programme of Study, each pupil’s

learning and progression is assessed and measured against each of the four key

language learning skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing).

Each of these four skills is assessed by asking the pupils in your class to answer 5

questions in each of the skills - giving a possible maximum score of 20 for any unit

skills assessment. The questions are unit specific and are based on the language your

pupils have been taught in that particular unit.

Five performance bands (or level descriptors) can then be used to best describe the

performance and progression of each pupil at any given time in their language

learning journey. The performance bands also have a percentage mark equivalent

(for schools that prefer to use percentages rather than bands). The performance

bands / level descriptors we use in the Tracking & Progression Tool are:

Below Expectation (0% - 25%)

Towards Expectation (26% - 45%)

Meeting Expectation (46% - 65%)

Exceeding Expectation (66% - 85%)

Mastery (86% - 100%)

Each pupil should complete the revision lesson and then complete their End Of Unit

Skills Assessment questions (all provided in lesson 6 of each Language Angels unit).

Their scores can then be entered into the Language Angels Tracking & Progression

tool by the teacher.

The Tracking & Progression tool will then enable teachers to generate reports

showing class progression against the 12 teaching targets stipulated in the DfE Key

Stage 2 Languages Programme of Study as well as individual pupil performance in

each language learning skill. They will also be able to describe performance using the

performance bands detailed above.



Tracking & Progression Tool

Step-By-Step User

Instructions



Tracking & Progression Tool - Functionality Flowchart

Add or Edit Classes

Add or Edit Pupils

Record Completed Units & / or Pupil Assessment Scores

Completed Units

Class Learning & Progression Timeline

Individual Pupil Skills Assessment Report

Class Skills Assessment Report

Individual Pupil Assessment Scores



Accessing The Language Angels Tracking & Progression Tool

Once logged in to Language Angels you can access the Tracking & Progression Tool by

clicking on the orange button at the top of your Resources page.



The Tracking & Progression Home Page

Once on the Tracking & Progression Home Page you have 5 options to choose from:

Add or Edit Classes

Add or Edit Pupils

Record Completed Units & / Or Pupil Assessment Scores

Reports & Data

Access Archived or Deleted Data




Step 1 - Add or Edit Classes

Simply add the name of your class in the Add New Class box at the top of the page.

Hit submit and the class will appear in your list of created classes on the lower part of the

page.

You can edit the name of the class by clicking on the pencil icon in the actions column

for that class.

You can delete a class by clicking on the dustbin icon in the actions column for that

class.

You only need to add your classes once.

(NB: You can also automatically add your classes at the same time as you import the names

of your pupils. See Step 2 – Add or Edit Pupils on page 9).



Upload Teaching & Classroom Evidence To Whole Class Records

The Tracking & Progression Tool enables you to upload teaching and classroom evidence of

the work your pupils are doing.

You can upload the following:

Scans or photos of written work, art work or completed worksheets.

Audio recordings of pupils speaking in the foreign language.

Videos of pupils performing role play etc.

You can upload all of these files to the overall class record.

To upload scans or photos of written work, art work or completed worksheets:

Click on the PDF icon in the actions column for that class.

Select your class from the drop-down list.

Select the file you wish to upload.

Enter a file name for your upload file in the “Add New File Name” box.

Click the SUBMIT button.

The added file will be displayed in the “Class Documents” list in the bottom half of the

screen. You can edit delete or view the documents you have uploaded by

clicking on the respective icon.

To upload audio files click on the speaker icon and follow the steps outlined above.


screen. You can edit delete or listen to the file you have uploaded by


To upload video files click on the film clapper board icon and follow the steps outlined

above.


screen. You can edit delete or view the file you have uploaded by clicking on

the respective icon.



Step 2 - Add or Edit Pupils

There are two ways that you can enter the names of your pupils.

1. CSV File Import

You can type your class lists in spreadsheet software (Excel etc.) in 3 columns. First Name,

Last Name, Class Name (see image below).



You can enter pupils for multiple classes on the same spreadsheet as long as you leave a

blank row gap between each different class (as per the image on the previous page).

Once you have entered the first name, last name and class name for all of the pupils you

wish to import to the Tracking & Progression tool, save the file ensuring the file type is a

CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv) file.

On the Tracking & Progression tool click the “Choose File” button and select the .csv file of

pupil names you created. Click the submit button. Your list will be imported and the classes

and each pupil name will automatically be added to your Tracking & Progression tool.

2. Manual Input

Select your class from the drop down list at the top of the page.

Add the name(s) of the pupils you want to add to that class by completing the First Name

and Last Name boxes and hitting ENTER or clicking the SUBMIT button. (NB: You can tab

between these fields.)

The pupils will appear sorted in alphabetical order (by last name) in your class list on the

lower part of the page. You can sort alphabetically by First Name or Last Name by clicking on

the column heading of your preferred choice.

You can edit the name of pupils by clicking on the pencil icon in the actions column

for that pupil.

You can delete pupils by clicking on the dustbin icon in the actions column for that

pupil.

(NB: You only need to add your pupils once).



Upload Teaching & Classroom Evidence To Individual Pupil Records

The Tracking & Progression Tool enables you to upload teaching and classroom evidence of

the work each of your pupils is doing.

You can upload the following:

Scans or photos of written work, art work or completed worksheets.

Audio recordings of pupils speaking in the foreign language.

Videos of pupils performing role play etc.

You can upload all of these files to each pupil’s individual record.

To upload scans or photos of written work, art work or completed worksheets:

Select your class from the drop-down list.

From the list of pupils that appears in the bottom half of the screen select the pupil you wish to upload a file for and click on the PDF icon in the actions column for that pupil.

Select the file you wish to upload.

Enter a file name for your upload file in the “Add New File Name” box.

Click the SUBMIT button.

The added file will be displayed in the “Pupil Documents” list in the bottom half of the

screen. You can edit delete or view the documents you have uploaded by


To upload audio files click on the speaker icon and follow the steps outlined above.


screen. You can edit delete or listen to the file you have uploaded by


To upload video files click on the film clapper board icon and follow the steps outlined

above.


screen. You can edit delete or view the file you have uploaded by clicking on

the respective icon.

NB: You can select other pupils in the same class to add files to their record by choosing

them from the drop-down list of pupils at the top of the screen.



Step 3 - Record Completed Units &/Or Pupil Assessment

Scores

To record that your class has completed a Language Angels unit select your class, the

language taught, the teaching type and the unit* that has been completed from the drop

down boxes in the top section of the page.

Click on the Unit Completion Date box and select the date the unit was completed from the

calendar.

If you select the button the system will record that the class you have

identified has completed the selected unit* on the date specified. This data will automatically

populate your class Learning & Progression Timeline (see page 16).

If you select the button the system will record that the class you have

identified has completed the selected unit* on the date specified and it will now redirect you

to the Individual Pupil Assessment Scores Screen (see page 14).

No. Just record the unit as completed.

Yes



* Our Creative Curriculum Units are OPTIONAL.

They are exact copies of the same units that appear in either our Intermediate or

Progressive teaching type units. They have been duplicated in the Creative

Curriculum category to make it easier for schools to access creative curriculum units if

they wish to teach them.

Whilst Creative Curriculum units appear at the end of the Learning and Progression

Timeline you should enter any Creative Curriculum unit your class has completed as

its equivalent Intermediate or Progressive unit as per the table below to ensure your

timeline is accurate.

Core Vocabulary units do NOT appear in the timeline as they are not assessed units.

Cross-Curricular

Unit

Intermediate Unit

Equivalent

Progressive Unit

Equivalent

The Tudors Intermediate Unit 3 -

World War II - Progressive Unit 3

Healthy Lifestyles - Progressive Unit 4

The Planets - Progressive Unit 5

The Olympics Intermediate Unit 11 -

The Romans Intermediate Unit 12 -



Individual Pupil Assessment Scores Screen

On the Individual Pupil Assessment Scores screen you can enter the scores each pupil

obtains for each skill tested in the end of unit assessment exercise for the selected unit.

Enter the score obtained for each skill tested for each pupil in the boxes. Score values must

be between 0 and 5 as there are 5 questions per skill on the assessment question sheet. You

can also enter half-marks by entering 0.5 to a pupil’s score. Examples of where we would

recommend giving half a mark would be for spelling/pronunciation that is close but not

quite correct or if an accent is missed from a word. You have the freedom to choose.

If you leave a box blank the system will assume that the pupil was not tested in that

particular skill. If a pupil did not do the test click the “absent” option.

The total and percentage scores for each pupil will be automatically calculated.

Click submit when finished.



Step 4 - Reports & Data

You can select reports and data for your whole class or individual pupils.

To see reports on your class select your class and language taught from the drop-down

boxes in the upper part of the screen and hit SUBMIT. You will be redirected to your class

Learning & Progression Timeline (see page 16).

To see reports for an individual pupil, in the lower part of the screen select your pupil from

the drop down list or begin to type the pupil’s name in the search bar. Pupils matching what

you type will appear in the list below the search bar.

When you select a pupil you will be redirected to that individual pupil’s profile report (see

page 22).



Class Report – Learning & Progression Timeline

The Learning & Progression Timeline demonstrates the learning and progression made by

individual pupils and whole classes by recording and plotting which of each of the 12 foreign

language teaching requirements (as set out in the DfE Key Stage 2 Foreign Languages

Programme of Study) have been met.

The timeline is organised so that it lists each Language Angels unit in terms of teaching level

(Early Language, Intermediate and Progressive) to demonstrate the 'language learning

journey' your pupils take whilst in your school.

Having confirmed on the Record Completed Units & / or Pupil Assessment Scores page (see

page 12) when each Language Angels unit has been completed, you will slowly move your

respective classes from left to right along the Learning and Progression Timeline. The

timeline also indicates which of the 12 key teaching targets have been met and achieved by

teaching that particular unit. This gives you a very useful visual representation of the actual

All of this data is automatically

prepopulated by the system.



learning and progression 'steps' your class is taking in their primary foreign language

learning journey.

From the Reports & Data page, once you select your class and language taught, you will be

redirected to the Learning & Progression Timeline for your selected class.

The Learning & Progression Timeline is a visual representation of the following:

The units your selected class has completed,

Which of the 12 DfE Key Stage 2 Languages Programme of Study teaching

requirements have been met by your class so far. These are identified by different

coloured ticks placed against each requirement in the list underneath the timeline

and calculated for all of the accumulated units you have confirmed as completed.

A visual demonstration (with the green highlighting of the completed units) how far

along their foreign language journey your class is. Our Language Angels units are

organised by learning level from our easiest Early Language units on the left to our

hardest Progressive units on the right. The more green highlighted boxes there are

moving from left to right the more progress your class is making in its foreign

language journey.

Each of the 12 DfE Key Stage 2 Languages Programme of Study attainment targets listed at

the bottom of your Learning & Progression Timeline screen will have either no tick or one of

3 coloured ticks (red, orange and green) beside it.

The different coloured ticks represent the different levels of challenge each DfE attainment

target has been met at. To be able to demonstrate progression, each pupil / class should

meet each of the 12 DfE attainment targets at 3 different levels of challenge. This will enable

you to properly and thoroughly demonstrate both learning and substantial progression

against each attainment target.

The FIRST time a unit is taught that meets one of the 12 Programme of Study attainment

targets a RED tick will appear against that attainment target at the bottom of the

timeline screen.



The SECOND time a unit is taught that meets the same Programme of Study attainment

target that is currently a RED tick, the tick will change colour from RED to ORANGE as

long as the unit that has been completed comes from a DIFFERENT TEACHING TYPE

(different level of challenge).

Example: You complete an Early Language Teaching unit that meets Programme of Study

attainment target number 5. The tick for attainment target number five appears as a RED

tick. If you complete another Early Language Teaching unit that meets Programme of Study

attainment target number 5, the tick stays RED. As soon as you complete a unit from a

different teaching type (Eg: Intermediate Unit, Progressive Unit or Cross-Curricular Unit) that

meets Programme of Study attainment target number 5 then the tick will change colour

from RED to ORANGE.

The THIRD time a unit is taught that meets the same Programme of Study attainment target

that is currently an ORANGE tick, the tick will change colour from ORANGE to GREEN

as long as the unit that has been completed comes from a DIFFERENT TEACHING TYPE

(different level of challenge) to the types that have already been recorded.

After a Programme of Study attainment target has been met by completing 3 units from 3

different teaching types it remains GREEN. There will be no more colour changes.

Programme of Study attainment targets that have not been met at all yet will remain blank

(no tick).

You can view the Learning & Progression timeline in full screen mode by clicking the FULL

SCREEN button. When in full screen mode you can print the timeline by clicking the PRINT

button.

Any unit highlighted in green on the timeline has been confirmed as completed by that class.

Any unit that is not highlighted in green has not been completed yet.

You will notice that some of the completed green highlighted units will have a “Y” in the

Assessment Completed box and others may have an “N”.



Those with a “Y” in the Assessment Completed box indicate units where individual pupil

assessment scores have been input (either fully or in part) for that unit.

Those with an “N” in the Assessment Completed box indicate units that have been confirmed

as completed by the class but where individual pupil assessment scores have not been input

for that unit.

If you wish to input pupil scores at a later date for a unit that was completed previously you

can click on the “N” and you will be redirected to the Individual Pupil Assessment Scores

Input Screen where you can enter the score obtained (see page 14).

If you click any “Y” in the Assessment Completed boxes you will be redirected to the Class

Skills Assessment Report screen (see page 20).



Class Skills Assessment Report

The Class Skills Assessment Report shows the following:

The class name, language, teaching type and unit that you have selected from the

Learning & Progression Timeline. It will also show the date that the unit was

completed by the class.

An individual score for each skill tested for each of the pupils in the class. These

appear vertically underneath the description of each skill type tested (S = speaking.

L = listening. R = reading. W = writing). At the bottom of the column is a class

average score for each skill and a class average standard achieved for each skill (using

our 5 standards descriptors).

An individual pupil score for each skill tested in that unit. To the far right of each row

(grey boxes) is a total score, a percentage score and an overall performance

description for each pupil’s overall performance in that particular unit.

A summary total score, percentage score and overall performance ranking description

for the whole class in that particular unit (yellow boxes with black text).



You can EDIT or ADD scores for individual pupils by clicking the EDIT SCORE button. After

you have made your changes ensure you click the SUBMIT button to save your changes.

You can print the Class Skills Assessment Report by clicking the PRINT button.

You can also export all of the data from the class report in .CSV format for use in Excel etc.

by clicking the EXPORT button.

If you click on any individual pupil name in the class list of this report you will be redirected

to the Individual Pupil Profile Report for the selected pupil (see page 22).



Individual Pupil Profile Report

You can access this report directly from the Reports & Data home page or from the Class

Skills Assessment Report page.

To select this report directly from the Reports & Data home page, select your pupil from the

drop down list or begin to type the pupil’s name in the search bar. Pupils matching what you

type will appear in the list below the search bar.

To select this report from the Class Skills Assessment Report page click on any individual

pupil name in the class list.

When you select a pupil, that individual pupil’s profile report will show the following:

The name, teaching type and date of all of the units that pupil has completed skills

assessments for.

An individual score for each skill assessed in each unit. These appear vertically

underneath the description of the completed unit. At the bottom of the column is a



total score, a percentage score and an overall standard ranking for their performance

in that particular unit.

An individual score for each skill across all of the units tested to date. To the far right

of each row is a total score, a percentage score and an overall standard ranking for

their performance in each particular skill across all of the units tested so far.

There is also a summary total score, percentage score and standard ranking for their

performance overall to date in all skills and in all units tested (black boxes with yellow

text).

You can print this individual pupil report by clicking the PRINT button.

You can also export all of the data from this report in .CSV format for use in Excel etc. by

clicking the EXPORT button.




If you have deleted any classes or individual pupils, you can retrieve the deleted data by

clicking on the button on the Tracking & Progression home

page.

Just select the deleted class or pupil you want to retrieve the data for and hit the RESTORE

button. All of their previously deleted data will be restored to your live data.


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