Assessment is for Learning

Assessment OF Learning - monitoring and planning

To what extent do we use assessment information to monitor our establishment’s provision and progress, and to plan for improvement?

HGIOS Quality Indicator	Theme
1.1 Improvements in performance	Standards of attainment over time Overall quality of learners' achievement Impact of the school improvement plan
5.4 Assessment for learning	Arrangements for recording and reporting
5.9 Improvement through self-evaluation	Commitment to self-evaluation
8.4 Managing information	Analysing, evaluating and using information
9.4 Leadership of improvement and change	Continuous improvement

Things to think about

We track progress using information for both formative and summative purposes.
We use assessment information from other sources to plan for improvement, such as the national monitoring system, local authority data, international studies and HMIE school inspection reports.
We seek the views of pupils, parents and those in the wider education community on how assessment helps learning, and use information gathered to improve learning and teaching.

To what extent do we make wise use of assessment information, gathered from a number of sources, to evaluate the effectiveness of learning and teaching and to ensure improvement planning impacts positively on pupils’ learning experiences?
To what extent do we communicate pupils’ achievements clearly and effectively to staff and parents?
To what extent does our learning about our pupils’ progress and achievements lead to improvement in our provision?
To what extent does the process of improvement planning include opportunities for self-evaluation, identifying strengths and areas for improvement and providing evidence about performance?