Assessment

1. Assessment What are PIVATs?

2. Mainstream School Foundation stage – use of the EYFS KS1 and KS2 – National curriculum level descriptors Working below – P Levels Oaklands Foundation stage – we report using the EYFS KS1 and KS2 – we report using P Levels of National curriculum level descriptors Introduction

3. P Levels • There are P levels for each national curriculum subject and for personal, social and health education (PSHE), and religious education (RE). • The P levels were first developed to enable target setting for groups of pupils with special educational needs who are working below level 1 of the national curriculum.

4. They provide many inclusive benefits, such as: • recognition of attainment below level 1 • shared focus and common language across all school settings • identification of the progress of individual children • information that can be used to show ‘value added’

5. PIVATs • PIVATS – Performance Indicators for Value Added Target Setting • However at Oaklands we use PIVATs as they break down P Levels into more achievable stages that allow us to show small steps of progress. • For children in our foundation stage we run PIVATs alongside the EYFS.

6. How are PIVATs recorded • Each P Level is broken down into 5 stages. • If a child has completed 1/5 they are recorded as a P_e • If a child has completed 2/5s they are recorded as a P_d • If a child has completed 3/5s they are recorded as a P_c • If a child has completed 4/5s they are recorded as a P_b • If a child has completed 5/5s they are recorded as a P_a

7. Literacy PIVATs

8. Reading P6

9. Numeracy PIVATs

10. Number P7

11. Science PIVATs

12. Life Processes and Living Things P5

13. Personal and Social PIVATs

14. Attention P4

15. What do we use PIVATs for? • At Oaklands the main reason we use PIVATs is for target setting.

16. Reading P6

17. Number P7

18. Life Processes and Living Things P5

19. Attention P4

20. How do we show that a child has achieved a PIVAT stage or a P Level? • Marking Policy – all children’s work has a learning objective and staff indicate to what extent this has been achieved and the level of support they needed • Moderation – marked examples of work (not just written) are checked by other staff both within Oaklands and with other special schools.

21. How do we collect this evidence? • Videos • Photographs • Written work • Staff observations

23. PLP Target Learning Objective- To show interest in pictures (Reading/writing P3(ii)

26. What else are PIVATs used for? • PLPs (Personalised Learning Programs) – coffee morning 17th October • Annual reviews – indicates to parents what level their child is at, their yearly target and their key stage target. • Planning – teachers use the PIVAT assessments to ensure that they are planning work for the children that will help them to progress to the next stage. • Interventions – to enable us to identify children that need additional targeted support in specific areas.

27. What’s next with Assessment at Oaklands? • This year we are introducing ICT PIVATs • We currently use P Levels to assess the foundation subjects however we are going to break each of these into five steps so that we can clearly show progress in all areas of the curriculum.

28. ICT PIVATs