Assessment

Student Assessment Information

Assessment is an integral part of the curriculum delivery programme that provides clear learning outcomes against which a student’s progress can be measured. Achievement information is a critical factor for informing learning programme planning and for reporting purposes.

Assessment of student progress and recording of achievement information will be used:

1. to obtain useful, ongoing information to assist teachers to review progress.

2. to enable teachers to further plan and review progress.

3. to provide a basis for reporting to parents/caregivers about children’s learning and development.

4. to provide information for school review.

5. to provide data profiling student achievement and learning barriers which will be the basis for individual, group and cohort programme planning.

6. To report to the Board of Trustees and Ministry of Education

Guidelines

The learner is the focus of assessment. Pupils will, as far as is practicable, be involved in the evaluation of their own learning, setting learning goals and assessing progress.

Inform parents/caregivers of student progress formally at least twice per year in plain language.

Planning for assessment will be an integral part of the teaching and learning programme assisting with differentiation, removing barriers and meeting identified learning needs.

The Principal, or nominees will provide the Board with relevant, detailed information and analysis of student achievement regularly.

The purpose of assessment is to improve student learning outcomes and the quality of our teaching programmes. Assessment informs our strategic planning. It enables us to provide feedback on individual performance to students and parents, and to report on school-wide achievement to the board, parents, community, and Ministry of Education.

We collect information about individual student performance through formal and informal tests and assessments. These may include, but are not limited to:

• AsTTle literacy and numeracy tools

• PAT tests, 6 year nets, SEA

• Diagnostic survey, running records

• classroom tests

• observation and informal assessment

• student voice, peer assessment, parental discussion

Assessment results are compared and analysed for student and school achievement goals and targets.

Feedback to pupils will be positive, honest and constructive.

Assessment records will be available to those persons entitled to view them under the Official Information Act.

Reviewed March 2022