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Assessment
Assessment forms a crucial part in the teaching and
learning process. All children are
assessed from their earliest days in school and
throughout their school careers.
Mostly, these assessments are through observation
and/or interaction between the
pupil and the teacher. Children are encouraged to
develop reflective skills about their own learning and to
talk with the teacher and other pupils about the progress
and next steps in learning.
National standardised, personalised online assessments are used to assess Reading, numeracy
and reasoning. These assessments are carried out twice an academic year. The school uses a
range of standardised assessments to track progress in reading fluency and comprehension,
spelling and maths. These are carried out termly. Parents are provided with information each
year about pupils9 progress in the Areas of Learning and skills across the curriculum. We also
report on pupils general learning skills, behaviour and attitude as all of these are essential
elements which contributes to a child9s overall progress.
Organisation
Classes are usually organised in year groups. However, numbers
of pupils will dictate that a class may contain pupils from two or
more adjacent year groups and we have mixed year classes. It
should be remembered that all classes contain a wide range of
abilities and pupils with different learning styles, regardless of
mixed ages and therefore should not give parents any cause for
concern. Effective teaching will always take account of and
cater for these differences within any class.
Teachers will generally group children in class for different activities. These groups are not
fixed in any sense and may be used for a variety of purposes. Children will often be
grouped in Literacy and Numeracy work so as to enable them to work on tasks that are
closely matched to their stage of learning. However, it is equally valuable for children to
work in mixed ability groupings, particularly where tasks are more collaborative.
Groupings may take account of a range of factors including:
• Behaviour
• Relationships & dynamics between individuals
• Class size
• Skills & Knowledge
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