Assessment at Overseal Primary

At Overseal Primary School, we believe that the key aim of assessment is to support teachers in planning for pupil achievement and progress.

The National Curriculum has set out clear expectations for what children should achieve by the end of each Key Stage and, for English and Maths, has provided guidance as to when this content should be covered. The statutory statements published in the National Curriculum show the end of year expectations. The expected end-of-year outcomes have been adapted to help support teachers in making their assessment judgments over each academic year.

Use of Insight Tracking

Insight tracking provides a reliable and effective way of tracking and analysing the progress and attainment of pupils in a form that is acceptable to teachers, SLT, parents, governors, the local authority and Ofsted. It is vital that we have a robust, workable and informative assessment system that can demonstrate the positive impact of teaching and learning on the progress of pupils.

Insight Tracking is used in school to allow analysis of pupil achievement and progress. For each formative statement, or objective as they are referred to on Insight Tracking, the teacher will assess the child on a scale of 0-3.

0: Where the content/skill has been taught but has not yet been understood by the child.

1: There is some evidence within the child’s work that they have grasped the concept and can apply it in a limited manner. They are not yet deemed secure and are working just below.

2: The objective has been secured. The child is able to apply the concept confidently and are on track.

3: The child is working at greater depth. This signifies that the child is able to confidently apply the concept in a variety of contexts without support.

Procedure

Assessment is carried out in all subjects, though for core subjects, this is captured through Insight Tracking;

• Hinge Questions and Exit Tickets for History, Geography and Science are used to inform Teacher judgements as well as objective highlighted on Insight.

•Knowledge organisers are used to embed key knowledge and address gaps in learning.

• Assessments, records and reports are completed as per the assessment timetable;

• Parents are invited to attend meetings with class teachers, once during the autumn term and once during the spring term. Progress Reports are shared.

• Full reports, which contain details of achievement, progress and future targets are shared with parents in the Summer term.

Equal opportunities and Inclusion

We aim to ensure that there are opportunities for children of all abilities to complete appropriate assessment tasks, free from stereotyped or biased expectations such as those relating to gender, proficiency in English, special educational needs and/or socio-economic deprivation. Analysis of assessments will explore the attainment and progress of a range of key groups, and this will be monitored in order to inform teaching and learning.