Literacy
West Dunbartonshire project: Raising Standards in Writing
Project objectives
- To pilot a model for school-level moderation of the teaching and assessment of writing within and across schools in West Dunbartonshire Council.
- To enhance staff knowledge and expertise in approaches to teaching and the formative assessment of writing.
- To raise standards in writing.
Key findings
- An increase in staff confidence in the use of new methodology in teaching writing.
- Significant increase in staff confidence in use of new formative assessment tool.
- Improved staff attitudes to collegiality.
- Model of in-school and cross-school moderation to be shared with other schools in West Dunbartonshire Council.
- Significant improvement in pupil confidence and performance in writing at some stages within both schools.
Future developments
- Comprehensive CPD Programme to support all primary schools and secondary English departments in implementing methodology and new approach to formative assessment of writing (2006-2007).
- Good practice to continue and be further developed.
- Further pilot in session 2006-2007 to devise authority-led moderation of writing across all schools in West Dunbartonshire Council.
Contact Info
Linda Booth
Linda.booth@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
01389 738661
Avaliable support files
The following documents provide an overview of the Raising Standards in Writing project:
