Middlewich Primary School
How do our teachers answerthe question:
‘How well is my child doing atschool?’
Good quality assessment information builds aclear picture of what child is able to do andwhat areas they need to work on.
We are able to identify where a child may beunderperforming in their work.
We can track how well groups of pupils aredoing (e.g. boys/girls, pupil premium, higherattaining children, children with specialeducational needs)
On-going, daily assessment
Supports teachers’ planning, includingdifferentiation
How we do this:
Information from parents/carers
Marking children’s work
Observing, questioning and conversations inlessons
Liaising with other staff members in theclassroom
Children’s survey
Key messages- ‘mark tough’ ‘more stickers’
Children want useful feedback that will behelp them improve
Examples to share
Produced by us for our pupils
Based on a skills approach
Year group expectations based upon theNational Curriculum requirements foreach year group.
‘understood’ and ‘mastered’
End of each term:
1: slow progress
2: good progress
3: accelerated progress (NB Only pupils whohave previously fallen behind would beexpected to make accelerated progress.)
Insufficient progress documentation
Working with SENDco where appropriate
Actions include:
Additional group work with teacher- ‘Boostersessions’
Focus areas identified by the teacher
Interventions e.g. 1:1 reading
Visual resources
Targeted homework
End of year tests to provide attainmentinformation
Non-verbal reasoning assessments
EYFS & Key Stage One:
EYFS: Good Level of Development (GLD)
Phonics Check at Year 1
End of Key Stage 1: tests in reading andmaths (and spelling, punctuation andgrammar), teacher assessments in writing
Key Stage Two
End of Key Stage 2: tests in reading, SPAGand maths, teacher assessments in writing
NFER tests for years 3-5 in reading andmaths
All of this assessment information give us aclear picture of academic progress.
But that’s just one part of the picture!
Working with you and knowing child, ensuresthat every pupil is given the maximumopportunity to become a responsible,respectful, and resilient members of ourcommunity.