Assessment is for Learning

Assessment AS Learning - reflecting on learning

To what extent do our pupils and staff identify and reflect on their own evidence of learning?

HGIOS Quality Indicator	Theme
5.4 Assessment for learning	Assessment approaches Use of assessment information to identify and plan future learning
2.1 Learners’ experiences	Learners’ motivation and involvement
5.5 Expectations and promoting achievement	Learner expectations and sense of achievement
5.9 Improvement and self-evaluation	Commitment to self-evaluation

Things to think about

Both staff and pupils gather evidence of learning to support effective self and peer assessment.
Both staff and pupils engage in meaningful dialogue about progress and share views on learning.
Both staff and pupils foster a sense of achievement by sharing challenging and realistic expectations.
Pupils’ next steps and our school’s improvement are based on the effective collection and consideration of evidence.

To what extent do our pupils and staff engage in meaningful dialogue about their progress and share views on learning?
To what extent do staff record key points about progress and next steps in learning?
To what extent do staff encourage pupils to become confident individuals through promoting realistic and challenging expectations?
To what extent do staff use assessment evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of learning and teaching and to inform future provision?
To what extent do staff use information from self-evaluation to improve the quality of pupils’ experiences and achievements across the whole range of their learning?