Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 Assessments

Objectives

• Use assessments to identify knowledge gaps

– support learning & planning

• Improve our Curriculum Model

• Support students with solid evidence of progress

• Improve the reporting system to provide clarity

Findings

• Learning not always linear

• Confused reporting system

• Need for grades and percentages

• Red, Amber Green system often demotivating

• Assessments sometimes became siloed

• Assessments need to be linked to full curriculum

• Knowledge gaps are inevitable

• We need to know where they are

Sequencing a curriculum is vital

Prior Knowledge must be accessedLogical order supports learning & builds

connections

If we don’t fill in the gaps we don’t have a solid foundation to work with.

• We can’t solve this equation without knowing:

• We can’t answer this question in English without knowing:

If we don’t fill in the gaps we don’t have a solid foundation to work with.

If we don’t fill in the gaps we don’t have a solid foundation to work with.

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• Run a marathon in every training session?

• Record times ?

• If you are getting faster, that shows you are making progress?

Training for a Marathon

• Download & stick to a plan!

• Start with some shorter runs -build up distance

• Do speedwork

• Spend time in the gym

• Monitor improvements and identify areas that need more work

Assessment What does this look like?

Y10 Autumn Term

Curriculum

Y10 Autumn

Term

Curriculum

Y10

Autumn

Term

Curriculum

Y10

Spring

Term

Curriculum

Y10 Spring Term

Curriculum

Y10 Summer Term

Curriculum

Y10 Test 1

Y10 Spring

Term

Curriculum

Y10

Autumn

Term

Curriculu

m

Y10 Summer

Term

Curriculum

Y11 Autumn Term

Curriculum

When the curriculum is the progression model, we assess

an expanding domain

Y10 Test 2

Y10 Test 3

Y11 Test 1

Y10 March - June

Curriculum

Y10

Spring

Term

Curriculum

Y11 Test 1

Y10

Autumn

Term

Curriculu

m

Y10 Summer

Term

Curriculum

Y11 Spring Term

Curriculum

When the curriculum is the progression model, we assess

an expanding domain

Y11 Test 2

Y11 Autumn Term

Curriculum

Y11 Autumn

Term

Curriculum

Y12 Autumn Term

Curriculum

Y12 Autumn

Term

Curriculum

Y12

Autumn

Term

Curriculum

Y12

Spring

Term

Curriculum

Y12 Spring Term

Curriculum

Y12 Summer Term

Curriculum

Y12 Test 1

Y12 Spring

Term

Curriculum

Y12

Autumn

Term

Curriculum

Y12 Summer

Term

Curriculum

Y13 Autumn Term

Curriculum

When the curriculum is the progression model, we assess

an expanding domain

Y12 Test 2

Y12 Test 3

Y13 Test 1

Y12 March - June

Curriculum

Y12

Spring

Term

Curriculum

Y13 Test 1

Y12

Autumn

Term

Curriculum

Y12 Summer

Term

Curriculum

Y11 Autumn Term

Curriculum

When the curriculum is the progression model, we assess

an expanding domain

Y13 Test 1

Y13 Autumn Term

Curriculum

Assessment Format

Years 10,11,12,13

In school assessments

November

Subject conversation and results

How will we share this information?

Reporting to Parents

Three times per year

Assessment Results

Attendance and Engagement

Areas for Development

Objectives of Autumn Assessments 2020:

Find our starting pointIdentify our knowledge gaps

Give clear guidance for improvement

Be thorough in our teaching

How can we help our children to revise?:

Good Study Habits

Quiet space

Regular breaks

Revisit prior learning-access recorded lessons

Ask them questions/test them/ask them to explain

Baseline Assessment Proposal

Year Group Date Type Report Type Report Date

Sixth Form

(Y12 & Y13)

2nd -5th November In situ Subject

conversations &

results

Pre-Winter Break

(December)

Year 11 8th -15th November In situ Subject

conversations &

results

Pre-Winter Break

(December)

Year 10 w/c 29th November In situ Subject

conversations &

results

Post Winter Break

(early January)

KS3 w/c 29th November Online

multiple

choice

Subject

conversations &

results

Post Winter Break

(early January)

Thank you for your continued support