Assessment+and+Reporting


 * __ Assessment and Reporting __**

After going through a process of developing Assessment Guidelines for Primary, we are seeking further input. Please consider the following points and add anything you want us to think about in future planning. Please use colour and it would be preferred if you mentioned your name so we know who to follow up with should we need clarification.

1. Do you or your team have anything to add to our Assessment Guidelines (see attached)?

2. Do you think we have a good link between curriculum standards, Gradebook and Reports? Any suggestions…. Year 5- The gradebook needs refining-- report objectives are very specific where the gradebook objectives are much more general based on the current way it is set up. Could these be linked better? Year 1- The Gradebook objectives are too general. They need to be more specific and linked to the reports. Year 2 - ﻿Reports should match Gradebook, as close as possible. Curretly we have three different versions which for new staff is confusing.

3. There is a concern that the last time we meet parents officially is Mid Year (late January). How can we address this – i.e. informally arranged interviews for those who need them, SLCs held later etc... Year 5- We think this could be a good idea of having interviews with those who need them. Year 1- Mid year interviews give parents an excellent overview of how their child is achieving and what they can do to improve. It also gives parents time to 'act on' any suggestions made by the teacher. After these Mid Year interview teachers can identify those parents of students who may need a follow up appointment later in the year. SLC's are student centered so can not be classed as an official parent meeting.

Year 2 - The current time of the secnd interview is felt to be too soon. Students arriving soon after Xmas/CNY are still new to the teachers. Also, this time of the year is crucuial to the following year many additional meeting are then necessary. Teachers continue to make individual appointment after school.

4. Do we need to consider changes to reports for next year? Can they be online? Year 5- There is too much repeated detail in the writing boxes, given the incredibly high number of tick boxes. Could we just have one general comments box at the end of the report, to highlight a few positives and a few ways to improve.

Year 2 - Simplified format is prefered. Less tick or less comment - as the repeat the other. Being online would be mopre efficient in terms of time and teacher friendly.

5. Any other feedback regarding assessment?