Assessing Children’s Progress：评估孩子的进步

Assessing Children’s Progress：评估孩子的进步 Assessing Children’s Progress at Bramcote Hills Primary School At Bramcote Hills Primary School, we aim to give all pupils the opportunity to achieve their best within a broad and balanced curriculum. The National Curriculum and its assessment plays an important part in providing this opportunity. The National Curriculum is divided into Key Stages which are determined by the age of the child. Foundation Stage - Children aged 3-5 Reception Key Stage 1 - Children aged 5 - 7 Years 1 & 2 Key Stage 2 - Children aged 7 - 11 Years 3 - 6 Key Stage 3 - Children aged 11 - 14 Years 7 - 9 Key Stage 4 - Children aged 14 – 16 Years 10 -11 Formal Assessment Timetable The School Curriculum The Foundation Curriculum sets out stepping stones within Recep Oct/Feb – Informal Entry June – Foundation Profile six Areas of Learning. These describe what children should Assessment completed be doing as they progress towards Early Learning Goals Year 1 Informal assessments May – English & Maths The National Curriculum for children aged 5 - 11 is made up Assessment Tests of the following subjects: June – Teacher Assessment Year 2 October – English & Maths May - Key Stage 1 SATs ， Three Core Subjects - English; Maths; Science Assessment Tests June- Reported Teacher ， Seven Foundation Subjects - History; Geography; Design Assessment Year 3 October – English & Maths May – Non-Statutory SATs Technology; Information and Communication Technology; June – Teacher Assessment Assessment Tests Music; Art; Physical Education February - Non Verbal Reasoning Assessment The National Curriculum sets out what schools must teach Year 4 October – English & Maths May - Non Statutory SATs in each subject. June – Teacher Assessment Assessment Tests ， Schools must also study Religious Education, the content Year 5 October – English & Maths May - Non Statutory SATs of which is decided by the Local Education Authority. June – Teacher Assessment Assessment Tests February - Non-Verbal Reasoning Assessment Schools organise their own timetable and lessons and Year 6 October – English & Maths May - Key Stage 2 SATs decide how to teach the National Curriculum for each Assessment Tests June – Reported Teacher subject. Assessment At Bramcote Hills Primary School, we feel it is important to Parents are welcome to discuss the process or include Personal, Social and Health Education which helps outcomes of our assessment programme with the in the development of essential Life Skills and we actively child’s teacher or the head teacher. encourage a range of out of school and extra curricular activities. In addition, we set aside time to prepare shows and productions in which all Year Groups take part. Entry and Baseline assessment - 5 years old Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) At the end of Key Stage 1, we use nationally published When a child starts school, the teacher will begin an Standard Assessment Tests in reading, writing and maths to informal Entry Assessment based on pre-school record, help assess children’s level of attainment. parents views and the teacher’s initial observations. This covers the key areas of Literacy, Mathematical, Social and At the end of Key Stage 2, the children take national Physical development. A Foundation Stage Profile is Standard Assessment Tests in English , maths and science. completed as children complete their time in Reception. These tests are subject to external marking. The results are available for parents to see and are sent to the Local Education Authority. They are used to produce They assess certain measurable aspects of the subject and comparative results from other schools in the county. results are reported to parents alongside the Teacher Assessments. The school’s results are sent to the DfES Teacher Assessments and are published in an LEA booklet each year, in the local press and on the internet. They are also available from the All teachers check their children’s progress in English, school on request. maths and science as part of their routine work with the class. At the end of each school year, this assessment is Non-Statutory Standard Assessment Tests recorded on the child’s National Curriculum Record. This informs the next teacher of the child’s level of attainment In order to assist teachers in making an accurate and keeps a check on the progress made during their time assessment of progress throughout Key Stage 2, children at in the school. the end of Years 3,4 and 5 take nationally published Standard Assessment Tests in English and maths. These At the end of Year 2 and Year 6, Teacher Assessments are are not statutory and are not formally reported to parents. made formally in the three Core Subjects. Teachers decide However, the information is available to parents on request. which Level description best fits the child’s performance at that time. This represents a rounded judgement about a child’s performance across the whole of the subject. These assessments are reported to parents and the school’s overall results are sent to the DfES How Progress is Assessed Standardised Tests At Bramcote Hills Primary School, we value all children’s achievement equally. We aim to be a Learning School and the In addition to the SATs taken each May, children take School Mission and Aims include a commitment to: standardised Tests in English and Maths each October. ， Maximize each child’s potential and progress in all areas Some produce scores ranging from 65 to 140. Scores ， Raise levels of children’s attainment continuously between 95 -105 are considered to be around the national ， Develop effective and enthusiastic learners average. Others suggest a reading age for the child. The Foundation Stage for children aged 3- 5 focuses on 6 Area of Learning: These tests are helpful in analysing where a child may be , Personal, social and emotional development having some difficulties and are used to check on children’s , Communication, language and literacy progress each year. We are informed that a child who , Mathematical development maintains the same score each year (+ or - 10 points) is , Knowledge and understanding of the world making sound progress. The results are shared with , Physical development parents during the autumn parents’ evenings and can be , Creative development provided on request. The National Curriculum sets standards of achievement in each subject. These describe what children should know, understand and Finally, children in year 3 and year 5 take part in a Non-be able to do at different stages. For most subjects, they are Verbal Reasoning Test in February each year. This gives described in detail and arranged in Levels ranging from 1 - 8. the teachers some indication of the child’s potential ability. Children move up the Levels at the rate of roughly one every two years. The scores from all these tests are thoroughly analysed by At the end of Key Stage 1, the Level expected of a typical 7 year-the school and help us to predict likely SATs results and old is Level 2 provide support where required. The results are also sent to At the end of Key Stage 2, the Level expected of a typical 11 year the Local Education Authority. They produce comparative old is Level 4. figures for schools throughout Nottinghamshire thus helping us to ensure that we are providing the very best for our However, it is obvious that some children will achieve a higher Level children. and some will achieve a lower Level and still be doing their best.