Assessment is for Learning

Assessment OF Learning - sharing standards

To what extent do staff talk and work together to share standards in and across establishments?

The Child at the Centre and National Care Standards

Quality Indicator	Theme	Care Standard
5.4 Assessment for learning	Arrangements for recording and reporting	Standard 7: A caring environment Standard 9: Involving the community Standard 10: Involving other services Standard 13: Improving the service Standard 14: Well-managed service
7.2 Staff deployment and teamwork	Effectiveness of teamwork Communication
5.1 The curriculum	Transitions

*QIs and themes in bold indicate those which most closely relate to this key feature.

We work with colleagues to share standards in and across centres and sectors, particularly at transition points.
We are fully involved in reflective self-evaluation through staff development activities that promote shared understanding of standards. For example, staff meetings are used effectively to focus on planning and improving learning.
We review and evaluate the impact of our assessment practices on learning and teaching.
We share approaches to capturing assessment and summarising information for reporting purposes.

To what extent do we have arrangements in place for staff to talk about/reflect together on evidence of children’s learning and development and discuss their judgements about its quality?
To what extent do we have arrangements in place to moderate our judgements?
To what extent does our sharing of standards facilitate effective transition at key points?
To what extent do we discuss approaches to recording and reporting with colleagues?