Assessment at Southmead

New Assessment

• From this year levels will no longer be reported to parents and nationally

• Every School can choose their own method of assessment

• Assessment will be different school to school, borough to borough

Southmead Assessment

Year Group Assessment Grade

Year 1 Band 1Year 2 Band 2Year 3 Band 3Year 4 Band 4Year 5 Band 5Year 6 Band 6

In its simplest form:

Sub-Categories

Beginning

Working Within

Secure

Met all end of year expectations

Started some of the year group curriculum

Sub-CategoriesBeginning

Beginning +

Working Within

Working Within +

Secure

Secure +

Met all end of year expectations

Started some of the year group curriculum

Mastery Met all end of year expectations and can apply to different contexts

Started some of the year group curriculum with some independence

What does this mean?

In its simplest form:Above secure for their current year group means a child is achieving above national expectations

Secure for their current year group means a child is at national expectations

Anything below secure for their current year group means a child is achieving below national expectations

If I had a child in Year 3 …

Beginning + Band 4 A child had met all the end of year expectations for year 3 and has started to met some of the year 4 expectationsSecure Band 3 At national expectations for the end of year 3Working within Band 3 Just below national expectations – had met some of the expectations for year 3 but not allSecure Year 1Well below national expectations as meeting all the end of year national expectations for a year 1 child

How is a Writing Grade Decided?

Writing is assessed across 3 categories with equal weighting :

Writing ideas fluently – spell quickly and accurately in legible, speedy handwriting

Forming and communicating ideas which are organised for the reader

Write creatively using standard English

The importance of spelling

Pupil unable to be awarded secure band 3 (meeting national expectations) because he/she has not met the spelling expectations

Website

http://www.southmeadschool.co.uk/year-1/4574559335

Writing Secure +

• Apply the same standard of writing in all subjects and homework

• Explain their vocabulary, punctuation choices and the effect of the grammar technique used

• Explain why they have spelt a word in context of a spelling rule

How is a Reading Grade Decided?Reading is assessed across 2 categories with equal weighting :

CompositionUsing a range skills to understand the meaning of texts, organisation, language as well as being able to compare and contrast texts

Word ReadingSpeedy working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words and speed recognition of familiar words

Word Meaning

KS2

KS1

How is a Mathematics Grade Decided?

Two elements:

• Content

• Aims

Fluency Reasoning Problem Solving

How is a Mathematics Grade Decided?

ContentMet the programme of study for the year group, especially the key learning concepts (yellow)

Websitehttp://www.southmeadschool.co.uk/year-4/4574559514

Aims