Assessment in

SRS

Why doe we assess the children?

▸ To find out what pupils know

▸ To provide next steps

▸ To help us modify plans to address gaps/misconceptions in pupils’ learning.

▸ To provide feedback

▸ To find out what pupils don’t know and teach those areas.

▸ We assess individual pupils, whole class, year group and whole-school in

order to provide the best education for all.

Assessment in SRS

▸ Teachers make their judgment

based on three key aspects:

▸ Ongoing formative assessment

▸ Assessment against the

curriculum objectives – point in

time statement sheets for

guidance

▸ Summative assessments

(internal)

▸ GL assessments (external)

▸ CAT4s (Year 2, Year 4)

Assessing against Curriculum Objectives

GL Progress Tests

ENGLISH & MATHS

▸ All children in Years 1 to 10 will be

taking Progress Tests in English and

Maths as their end of year tests in

May/June.

▸ Year 1 and 2 will be taking these as

paper tests and all other tests will be

online.

SCIENCE

▸ All students in Years 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and

10 will be taking online Progress Tests

in Science in May & June.

▸ There is no Year 7 Science test, as the

Year 8 test combines the objectives

covered in Year 7 and 8.

PROGRESS TESTS

▸ The aim of the tests is to assess the

curriculum content and skills taught

throughout the year.

▸ As with any test, paper or online, not all

elements of the curriculum can be

assessed within one assessment; a selection

of the expected content and skills will be

assessed.

PROGRESS TESTS

▸ PTE/PTM 6 – Year 1

▸ PTE/PTM 7 – Year 2

▸ PTE/PTM/PTS 8 – Year 3

▸ PTE/PTM/PTS 9 – Year 4

▸ PTE/PTM/PTS 10 – Year 5

▸ PTE/PTM/PTS 11 – Year 6

MATHS – YEARS 1 & 2

ENGLISH

▸ PTE 6 (Year 1) tests reading readiness

(including phonics) and comprehension

based on a single passage.

▸ PTE 7 (Year 2) tests English skills (spelling,

grammar and punctuation) based on a

single passage.

ENGLISH – YEARS 1 & 2

FORMAT OF THE

PAPER TESTS

YEARS 1 & 2

▸ Year 1 & 2 will complete paper tests in small

groups with their teachers as part of their

regular lessons. The English and Maths tests

will be split over two sessions.

▸ The tests will be carried out over the

three/four week period, with the aim that

children see this as part of their regular

learning, not a formal test.

FORMAT OF THE

ONLINE TESTING

SESSIONS

What are we

doing to help

prepare the

students for

testing?

▸ As the tests are based directly on the English National Curriculum, all that

we do every day in English, Maths and Science lessons is preparing your

child for the end of year assessments.

▸ In addition, we continue to ensure that all students have regular access to

computers to ensure that they are comfortable in using a keyboard and

mouse; indeed, most students have previously taken online tests and so are

already familiar with the format used by the company.

▸ In Maths, teachers will be ensuring that students are exposed to timed

mental Maths tests, and in English, spelling tests will be completed in the

SATs style format that is used on the assessment and will be using online

resources for comprehension, spelling, grammar and punctuation tasks.

▸ You will have also noticed that teachers have introduced online resources

in school that can also be accessed at home, which will support your child

in being more confident in working online. Please do be aware, however,

that paper and pencil will always be available, as they are intended to be

used to support students working out their answers, particularly in Maths.

When will these

tests take place?

▸ These tests will take place

throughout May and June.

▸ A detailed timetable will be

sent out to you beforehand.

TEST TIMETABLE

Why use Progress

Tests?

▸ In Dubai, it is now a KHDA

requirement that all students sit these

tests annually.

Understanding

the Standardised

Age Scores

Parent Report

Explained

How the school

uses the data

THANKS!Any questions?