Assessment

Our assessment principles have a range of purposes:

·       For Curriculum Leaders, Student Progress Leaders, and teachers to use the data accumulated to inform intervention, change and implement strategy for school improvement.

·       For teachers to use the data accumulated to inform change in practice, planning and intervention in order to support rapid progress.

·       For the Academy to have clarity over the current outcomes and projected outcomes of the academies.

·       For the Academy to draw accurate comparisons, trajectories, and patterns between other academies within the MAT.

“Better information can inform better decisions, and better decisions can lead to better learning. And if that’s not the most valuable outcome, what is?”

Assessment everyday

At Oasis Temple Quarter we assess the learning of our students in every lesson. This formative assessment enables responsive teaching so that our curriculum routes, learning sequences can be adjusted based on the knowledge our students hold, and reteaching can take place to close knowledge gaps. Examples of our everyday assessment are as follows:

·       Do now quiz - Q+A

·       Exit Tickets

·       Live marking while circulating (identifying common errors)

·       Questioning students / discussion

·       Using ‘formative’ / whiteboards

·       Homework (e.g. Seneca / Forms Quiz)

Assessment Map