Keep your eye firmly on the Classroom Assessment Ball
The content of the revised curriculum and how pupils’ progress is assessed in the classroom is becoming more familiar to increasing numbers of teachers.
The link between curriculum, classroom assessment and pedagogy continues to strengthen. With that in mind it is vital that we remember the main purpose of assessment: to help teachers plan precise next steps in pupils’ learning.
Building opportunities for regular moderation of assessments into their practice will ensure that teachers create accurate, rich qualitative pupil profiles of what they have achieved and clear indications of what they need to do next.
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Keith has served as associate headteacher in schools with vulnerable and challenging circumstances, headteacher in three schools, before becoming a Local Authority officer. He has established headteacher mentoring schemes and lead national improvement programmes across the Learning Authority.
