Plumpton School

1. Plumpton School Parents meeting 1st March 2010

2. Why are we making changes? • Parents and pupils questionnaires October 2009 • ‘Raised bar’ of government expectations

3. Aims of the meeting • Inform parents of the school’s revised assessment procedures • For parents to have understanding of National Curriculum levels, and expectations for each year group

4. Revised procedures • Current assessments continue to be ongoing, but formal tracking has changed • Termly tracking (6 times a year) of all pupils from Year 1 onwards • Progress summary showing assessed levels to be sent to parents in terms 2 and 4, with term 6 information to be put on annual reports in July • Term 3 assessments will be shared at parent consultation meetings at start of term 4

5. Foundation Stage • Ongoing assessments using Early Years Foundation Stage Profile.

6. Key Stage 1 and 2 • Termly summative assessments in reading, writing and maths • Each level is sub divided into 3, named A,B and C. Each sub level is 2 ‘points’ progress • Expected progress is 1 level (3 sub levels) over 2 years, or 6 points progress • Good progress is 4 points over a year, i.e. 2 sub levels • Rates of progress can vary for each pupil

7. National Curriculum Levels

8. Individual Pupil Targets • All pupils from Y1 upwards will have an ‘I can’ book • Targets for reading, writing and maths and also personal targets • Pupils encouraged to self assess, and tick when they have demonstrated understanding of the target • Pupils will be encouraged to refer to ‘I can’ books across the whole curriculum, not just in literacy and maths • Targets will vary according to each pupil, some will take longer to achieve than others • New targets will be decided by teacher and pupil • Pupils in Y4 upwards will be encouraged to put their targets onto their VLP pages

9. ‘I can’ books

10. ‘I can’ statements Level 1 Reading: I know some words in books Writing: I can use a word bank Maths: I can read and write number up to 10 Level 2 Reading: I can talk about characters in a book Writing: I can use describing words to improve my writing Maths: I can use addition and subtraction for number bonds to 10 Level 3 Reading: I can identify themes in books Writing: I can use capital letters consistently Maths: I can add and subtract numbers with 2 digits mentally

11. Level 4 Reading: I can find and use ideas and information Writing: I can choose adventurous words to create an effect Maths: I can check that my answers make sense Level 5 Reading: I can identify and select relevant information to support my views Writing: I can organise my ideas into paragraphs Maths: I can order positive and negative numbers