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Assessment

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Use the extensive materials in this area to improve your whole-school approach to assessment. Access guidance on the three linked aspects of assessment (day-to-day, periodic and transitional) and transform your practice.

Learn from others by reading case studies from the New Arrivals Excellence Programme (NAEP). Access the latest copy of the AfL e-bulletin for professionals who lead and practise assessment in schools.

Sections in Assessment

  • Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP)
  • Assessment for Learning (AfL)
  • Literacy
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  • The Assessment for Learning Strategy
  • Tracking and target setting

Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP)

  • The APP process
  • Leadership and management
  • Assessment guidelines
  • Standards files

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Assessment for Learning (AfL)

  • The AfL process
  • Learning and teaching
  • Leadership and management
  • Professional development
  • Effective practice

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Literacy

  • Day to day assessment
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  • Assessment guidelines

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Mathematics

  • Day to day assessment
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The Assessment for Learning Strategy

  • Assessment for Learning Strategy overview
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  • Lead assessment school model

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Tracking and target setting

  • Tracking and target setting overview
  • Whole school guidance
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  • Effective practice

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