Community
Authority
An LAs Perspective on
Monitoring and Assessment
Sandra Love
Mary Devine
Head of Service (Quality)
Quality Manager
Community
Authority
What do we do now?
What do we need to consider
differently?
Areas of Focus
Pupils
Establishments
Clusters
Authority
Inter Authority/National
Community
Authority
Community
Authority
“Assessment involves planned high quality
interactions with young people and is based on
thoughtful probing questions derived from the
learning outcomes achieved to date. It invites
pupils to think. Young people are clear about the
kind and quality of work required to achieve
success in the agreed outcomes.” Journey to Excellence 2006
Dimension 2
Community
Authority
“Teachers enable children to develop the skills to
evaluate their own and each other’s work
against clear criteria. Learners have a clear
awareness of their own learning needs, how
well they are progressing towards learning
targets, the links with previous learning and any
action they need to take to improve their work
and inform their next steps.” Journey to Excellence 2006
Dimension 2
Understanding the Standard
• Must link to AIfL and L&T Policy
• Use of National Assessment Resource
• Business meetings
• CPD for moderators
Does it impact on individual pupil?
Are we meeting pupils’ needs?
Community
Authority
Sharing the Standard
Community
Authority
• at school level
• at cluster level
• at authority level
Role of SSA and Authority moderation
Data?
Authority Assessment Group
Professional Judgements
Literacy and Numeracy
Authority Reports
Longer Term Targets
Community
Authority
Authority Moderation
School Visits
Community
Authority
Literacy
- sample writing
- observation of reading
- dialogue with pupils
Numeracy - sample folio of Number, Money, Measurement
- observation of mental maths
problem solving
practical maths
- dialogue with pupils
•Named focus in other curriculum area (science/s subjects)
Cluster Moderation
Moderator for each primary/pre five
Moderator for each subject area
Cluster meetings
Subject meetings
Community
Authority
Issues
Reporting to Parents
Governance
Personal Learning Planning
Wider Achievement
Community
Authority
Lord, if I die let it be on a staff
development day when the distinction
between life and death is imperceptible.