Make sure you’re fully in line with the DfE’s recent changes to the Primary Assessment Framework. This handy timeline shows you what you need to prepare for both your current and future cohorts, and when you can expect the changes…
How To Set And Achieve Effective Key Performance Indicators Central management teams in MATs are accountable for raising standards across their school group and need certain data in order to do so. But how do you achieve meaningful data that…
Are parents clear about what progress means in the new curriculum? Do they have the support they need to encourage their child’s learning journey? The final title in our “Changing the Conversation” white paper series looks at innovative ways to…
If you’re confident in your data, then Ofsted will be too. You should be able to show them the real impact of your interventions. And your data should truly reflect the day-to-day activities in your school. This white paper is the third title in…
Is it possible to shake off the culture of levels entirely? You’ll still need to keep and show top-level data. But the pupil progress meeting is a real chance to focus on pupil achievement and their needs, rather than the…
The culture of assessment is changing in schools. There’s new SATs, the Interim Assessment Framework has been released, and this is all against the backdrop of the end of levels. Little and Often Assessment is the first of a new…
This summer saw the launch of our first annual Classroom Monitor National Primary Assessment Survey. With such a tumultuous year behind us we wanted to see how school have adapted as National Curriculum Levels officially became a thing of the…
The release of the Assessment Commissions final report in September 2015 further emphasises the need for schools move away from National Curriculum Levels. As schools embark upon the new academic year, they should already have a new curriculum embedded within their…
Following the announcement that National Curriculum Levels and Average Point Scores will be discontinued, many schools have been left unsure about the best ways to assess and measure pupil progress. But the time to act is now: from September 2015,…
If your school is due an inspection this academic year, you’ll face a new challenge that goes beyond Ofsted’s usual checklist: do you have an assessment model that links to the new programmes of study, and can you prove it’s…
