ASSESSMENT
POLICY
Purpose
Marking
of pupils' work allows teachers and pupils to monitor progress.
To
be effective, it needs to be delivered in a way that pupils will understand and
be able to act upon it
It
should enable students to take charge of their own learning by setting targets
for improvement
Where
possible it should motivate pupils to further effort by praising current
achievements.
It
should provide the teacher with feedback on how well pupils have understood the
current work and enable him/her to plan the next stage of teaching and learning.
It
should enable the teacher to make judgements about individual pupil attainments,
particularly with regard to teacher assessment levels within the GCSE & IB
Procedure
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Students
should be encouraged to be self-critical and to check their work thoroughly
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Where
drafting coursework, students must highlight clearly changes that they have
made
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Teachers’
Marking should take the form of a comment which covers all the relevant
areas dealt with by the task, a target for the pupil and a grade/mark. A
balance of positive and negative comments should be aimed for, especially
with pupils who need help in a variety of areas. A red pen should be used
when marking work
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Work
should be collected in regularly and returned as quickly as is practicable.
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Responses
should wherever possible be constructive, acknowledging what has been
achieved as well as highlighting areas for improvement.
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Correcting
every mistake can be disheartening, so it is often be better to focus on
particular aspects of the work at different times. Pupils will need to be
aware what aspects are being made a focus.
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Normally,
only a limited number of errors should be noted e.g. no more than 4 or 5
spellings unless a point about carelessness/drafting is being made or
spelling was a specified target area
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A
specific comment on learning needs to be made at the end of a piece of work.
The aim should be to summarise achievement and to set a further target.
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Students
should be supplied with the Assessment criteria for KS3, GCSE 1 IB as
appropriate
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When
indicating errors in Standard English all staff should adopt the following
standard symbols
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