Assessment

Even though summative assessments (at the end of a unit) provide valuable information for teachers/pupils/parents/carers, they are only one strand of assessment as formative assessment (measuring progress from lesson to lesson) is an absolutely essential strand of teaching and learning also.

This document makes clear our approach to assessment and explains our testing/reporting processes in detail (updated version to reflect some changes we have made re. KS3 terminology to be added very soon).

You will always be informed when key assessments will take place for each year group. Additional, subject-specific information re. what to revise for each assessment is always released nearer the time via Satchel One.

To assist in preparing pupils for assessments (at the moment with a GCSE focus), here is a range of resources which can help support pupils’ approaches to revision. Please remember that a vital key to success is to use these techniques (e.g. flash cards) *day-by-day* and not just whenever a tests is approaching.