Assessment OF Learning: sharing the standard
Documenting children's early learning
NEW A project in Angus designed to help early years staff to become more effective in assessing children's learning and supporting them in determining next steps.
A non-fiction reading into writing transition project
NEW A transition project by Edinburgh ASG in which primary pupils were given the overall task of designing social spaces for the new high school.
Improving continuity of assessment practice across transition - Dunfermline High School
NEW Dunfermline High School devised topics for P7 pupils to work on before, during and after their transition to high school to help improve their integration and engage pupils in active learning.
Using AifL to engage with Curriculum for Excellence science outcomes
NEW Staff in the Fife ASG examined how effective assessment practice could inform engagement with Curriculum for Excellence science outcomes. By working across the schools in the cluster, the group hoped to foster shared understanding of the expectations set out in the outcomes and to explore the nature of progression from three to 15.
Arran High School, North Ayrshire P6-S2
Grade-related criteria were established and built upon by expanding the main points and giving examples of alternative practice.Arran High School, North Ayrshire S1/S2
A shared understanding of standards is promoted among staff and pupils in order to reach common agreement about pupils' achievements in relation to the curriculum.Forres ASG
Sharing standards in Forres ASG led to significantly improved cross-marking, and greater communication between schools.Kenmay ASG
The aim was to compile a portfolio of examples of pupils’ writing as a response to assessment of learning.Forging links between secondary and primary in Peterhead ASG
The secondary were very keen to develop more effective links with the primaries to establish continuity and progression. It was agreed that writing 5–14 would be the focus for development to ensure all schools had a common approach.Rothesay Academy Cluster
As part of their project, staff collaborated to develop a system of local moderation to share the standard and quality assure teachers’ assessments.
