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Welford and Wickham Primary School

Assessment and Recording Policy

Introduction

At Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School, we believe that assessment, and recording are a crucial and integral part of the teaching and learning process. In accordance with the planning policy, leaning objectives will be clearly identified in the short term plans and the assessment criteria matched to these.

Aims

Through our assessment and recording policy, we aim to:

• recognise and celebrate all pupils’ achievements within and beyond the National Curriculum subjects and Religious Education;
• provide an evaluation of what has been taught and learned, identifying pupils’ strengths and weaknesses;
• ensure continuity and progression;
• ensure that there is differentiation in our planning and teaching;
• identify pupils with special educational needs;
• inform parents, support agencies LEA and governors;
• provide pupils with the opportunity to review their work, to self assess and to set future targets;
• keep a pupil profile which is meaningful, useful consistent and manageable. Above all it should be a working profile for which the children feel a sense of ownership;
• raise the expectations of pupils, teachers and parents in an effort to achieve the highest possible standards for each child.

Methods of assessment

• Entry profiling using the Surrey screening test and the Berkshire ‘About Me’ booklet
• Focused assessment activities (NFER Science, Heinemann Maths, Young and Salford reading tests).
• Questioning/listening.
• Consideration of finished work/marking.
• Class tests.
• Diagnostic assessments (Progress in English, Progress in Maths, Edinburgh reading).
• SATs at the end of Key Stages.

Pupil records

• Entry profiles are completed by parent and rising five children before the child starts school and by the teacher during the child’s first half term in school. This is followed up with a discussion between parents and teacher in the first term of entry. The Surrey Screening test is administered in the first half term and individual children’s performance recorded on a summary sheet. The results of this assessment are kept by the class teacher and a copy is kept locked in the Headteacher’s filing cabinet. Individual children’s records are confidential and access is only available to parents who make a request to the Headteacher.
• Application forms are completed by parents once a place at the school has been offered. A blank copy is included with this policy. Forms are kept locked in the Headteacher’s filing cabinet. Individual forms are confidential and access is only available to parents who make a request to the Headteacher.
• Summative record cards are used for recording attainment at the end of the year. They are kept in the pupil’s profile which is in the classroom and taken home the week before parent/teacher interviews.
• Special Needs forms are maintained on a monthly basis so that progress can be carefully monitored and support requested where necessary. All S.E.N. documentation is kept with the special needs register in the Headteacher’s office. Individual children’s records are confidential and access is only available to parents who make a request to the Headteacher.
• Personal pupil profiles recognise and celebrate achievement as well as attainment. They are completed and updated each term, enabling children to contribute to the assessment of their own progress. Work in these profiles will provide evidence for end of key stage assessments. Achievements beyond the National Curriculum are included e.g. hobbies and interests.
• Written reports to parents are sent home with the pupil’s profile in the summer term and returned, signed, in time for the parent/teacher interviews. The content of the report is discussed at parent /teacher interviews .Parents keep a photocopy of the report and the original is kept in the profile. The school operates a policy of encouraging parents to talk to staff about their child’s progress on a regular basis and not feeling that they have to wait for an organised parent/teacher interview. Years 2 and 6 parents are given Teacher Assessment levels and SAT levels with a leaflet explaining the meaning of the levels.
• Standardised diagnostic assessment results are kept by the class teacher and a copy kept by the Headteacher in the office. Individual children’s records are confidential and access is only available to parents who make a request to the Headteacher.
• Medical records are confidential and kept in the Headteacher’s office.
• Reading records are kept in a yellow record book which goes home each day. Both parents and teachers write comments in these books. Older pupils may also add their own comments. It is a record of books read, suggestions for improvement, reflection on a book and any difficulties encountered. The books follow on through both key stages.
• The school portfolio is a record of selective work that has been annotated and a level agreed upon. In order to assure that teacher assessment is consistent, there are regular agreement trialing sessions between key stages and with staff from other schools. This ensures the consistent interpretation of the statements of attainment and the validity of assessments recorded on the summative record card.
• Pupil’s subject books are a record of work covered. They provide constructive feedback to the pupils through daily marking and show evidence of progress over time. Books are given to parents at the end of each key stage. Examples of work may be photocopied and kept in the pupils profile as evidence between key stage one and two.
• Class teacher records are confidential to the class teacher and only used to guide planning. They inform the teacher about the appropriateness of the work presented to the whole class, group or individual.

Transfer of records

Records are only forwarded to the new school following a request either in writing or a verbal request from the Headteacher of the school. It is insufficient for a parent to advice us of the new school. Records to be forwarded are:

• the most recent report to parents;
• the summative record card;
• any special needs information;
• examples of work taken from the pupil’s profile. Not all schools request these in which case they will be given to the parents when all other records are transferred.

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