Primary Strategy Literacy Subject Leader MeetingPrimary Strategy Literacy Subject Leader Meeting

Session 4

March 2009

Leading on learning Leading on learning – making best use of – making best use of Assessment for learning Assessment for learning in Literacyin Literacy

AimsAimsTo continue to support subject leaders in developing APP in your schools through consolidating your understanding of the APP process and ensuring consistency of judgements and expectations.

KS1 Standards Files

APP and Reading

Standardisation/

Moderation

Primary Timeline For Implementation of AFL/APPPrimary Timeline For Implementation of AFL/APP

Reconceptualising assessmentReconceptualising assessment

APP leads to:APP leads to:

• improved understanding of National Curriculum levels;

• confident and accurate assessments;• wider range of evidence across the full breadth of

the curriculum; • more ownership of responsibility for standards

and pupils’ progress among teachers;• integration of assessment with planning for

teaching and learning.

How does APP support AFL?How does APP support AFL?

• Develops understanding of progression • Supports planning for learning• Identifies next steps in pupils’ learning• Informs curricular targets• Supports targeted intervention

APP Self-evaluation toolAPP Self-evaluation tool

StandardisationStandardisation

• Procedure undertaken by teachers and moderators at the start of an assessment round to ensure that all those making APP assessments:– understand and are familiar with the relevant

AFs and the APP criteria

– interpret and apply the criteria in line with the national standard

ModerationModeration

This is a procedure undertaken, in school and externally, after APP assessments have been made to review the accuracy and consistency of a sample of the judgements made and:

EITHERConfirm that teachers’/school’s judgements are accurate, consistent and in line with the national standard

ORWhere this is not possible, recommend changes to the judgements to bring them in line with the national standard.

Standardisation or moderation?Standardisation or moderation?

• Ensures that the APP criteria are understood and can be applied consistently

• Gives teachers confidence that they assess to the national standard

• Identifies any differences in interpretations of the criteria

• Enables teachers to adjust their interpretation of criteria where necessary

Essential features of standardisationEssential features of standardisation

Based around the standards files or the training files:

• Read the standardisation files independently• Make and record both AF and overall level

judgements of the material independently• Articulate reasons for judgement and discuss• Compare judgements of the materials with

national standards

How are you developing moderation

opportunities in your school?

When?

How often?

Who with?

Gathering Evidence for ReadingGathering Evidence for Reading

APP materials for KS1APP materials for KS1• A coherent approach through key stages 1-3• Principles and practices consistent with EYFSP• Standards files show a range of evidence

– applications of literacy work – what children say and do as well as record– development over time– teachers talking about significant moments– notes of significant moments

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Using the evidence to Using the evidence to make judgements:make judgements:

Reading Reading

How might you use these in school to How might you use these in school to develop a shared understanding of what develop a shared understanding of what

independence, choice and creativity mean independence, choice and creativity mean in Y1 and Y2 ?in Y1 and Y2 ?

– thinking independently– applying learning in a new context – making decisions– developing own ideas– working together in pairs and groups

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KS1 Standards files for writingKS1 Standards files for writing