Assessing progress and attainment without levels

Sam Hunter

Hiltingbury Junior School

http://www.hiltingbury-jun.hants.sch.uk

Who we are…

My plan for today… How our system works Tackling tracking attainment and

progress Performance Management What to think about when you are

planning your route

Assessment at our school

• Pupil Choice• Challenge 1, 2 or 3• Mixed ability seating• Structured feedback• Focus on Learning

Skills• Learning Council

How we have got to this point

Our Key Tools…

How it works…

How it fits in with Guided Reading

Reading Skills:1) Decoder2) Comprehender3) Reading

Detective4) Language Lover5) Responder6) Big Reader

End of Year Expectations…

End of Year Expectations…

Working towards

Working Within

Achieved Exceeding

Sharing with Parents…

WW Y1 ACH Y1 WW Y2 ACH Y2 WW Y3 ACH Y3 WW Y4 ACH Y4 WW Y5 ACH Y5 WW Y6 ACH Y6 WW Y7 ACH Y7

Tracking in School…

WT1 1C

WW1 1B/1A

ACH1 1A/2C

WW2 2C/2B

ACH2 2A

WW3 2A/3C

ACH3 3C/3B

WW4 3B/3A

ACH4 3A

WW5 3A/4C

ACH5 4C/4B

WW6 4B

ACH6 4A/5C

WW7 5B/5A

ACH7 6C/6B

Attainment against end of

year expectationPoints awarded

WT 1

WW 2

ACH 3

EXC 4

Standardised Score of 100

Working it through with staff

World Book Day 2014!

Change

Considerations for Staff Shared understanding of assessment? Communicate everything Get time scales right Plan out the journey and the resources Seek opinions/flexible approach Get key players in place Share potential concerns

Working it throughwith parents

Harvest Festival

What the parents say We understood levels! Booklets intuitive Rungs give better indication than termly level Want to know which curriculum year they are

working within Issue for those children who will always be WT Want rewards around progress up the ladder Felt children should have less rungs Linked to homework?

Considerations for Parents Parent Forum meetings Launch evening Reminders before Parents’

Evenings Reporting against national

expectations in new system Reporting progress in new system

Working it through with pupils

Pupil Voice – Charity Group

What the children say… “It shows you where you are and what you

are working on. Also, you can see what your

next step will be.”

“I can see how high up the ladder I am and

what I will be aiming for next.”

“I like the ladder because it feels like I am

going up. I can see what I have learnt and

what I will need to do next.”

What the children say… “We can go at our own learning speed.”

“I like the small steps on the ladder because

it makes it seem possible.”

“With the ladders, it doesn’t matter if we

don’t have levels. We still know what we need

to learn for our age.”

Considerations for Pupils

Launch Pupil Forum Reward system Involved in setting own targets Progress Review meetings

What’s left to do for us? Ongoing CPD on what is quality

assessment Pupils involved more in target setting Work with local and national schools Standardisation Moderation – within school and

externally What does WW4 etc. look like in rungs? Parent training Potential issues around self-esteem P-Levels and foundation subjects Management of ticking off rungs AND

on app

Any Questions?

www.hiltingbury-jun.hants.sch.ukwww.learningladders.info@LearningLadder5