Developing listening and talking skills

Focus and context

Assessment FOR Learning

Assessment AS Learning

• Our classroom assessment involves high quality interactions, based on thoughtful questions, careful listening and reflective responses.
• Our pupils, staff and parents are clear about what is to be learned and what success would be like.
• Our pupils and staff practise self and peer assessment.

Curriculum for Excellence themes

Successful learners are able to:

• use literacy, communication and numeracy skills.

Effective contributors are able to:

• communicate in different ways and in different settings
• work in partnership and in teams.

Other links to Curriculm for Excellence

Principles for curriculum design: challenge and enjoyment, depth, progression

Contexts for learning: curriculum areas and subjects

Published June 2009