The document summarizes the assessment approach at The Fulbridge Academy, which focuses on assessing how well students know concepts rather than how much they have learned. It discusses moving away from national levels and toward assessing students across 8 curriculum domains from nursery to year 6. The assessment system aims to value formative, daily assessments over high-stakes testing and make teachers accountable for student attainment and progress rather than adherence to standards.
2. Agenda
⢠Context of The Fulbridge Academy
⢠Our Curriculum Approach
⢠Assessment Approach
⢠Assessing Reading
3. From Special Measures to Outstanding
⢠In 2001 the former Junior School was placed in Special Measures
⢠In 2004 we became a Primary School
⢠In 2008 we were assessed and gained the status of National
School of Creativity
â˘In March 2012 the primary school was judged as Outstanding in all
5 Ofsted judgement areas under the new Ofsted framework
⢠In March 2013 we became an Academy
⢠In 2014 we became a Cambridge Primary Review Trust Alliance
School and a Whole Education PathďŹnder School
5. Our contextâŚ
In an area of high deprivation.
â˘From special measures to Outstanding
â˘From 50-60% Level 4 plus to 80-90% Level 4+
â˘From Infant and Junior Schools to a Primary Academy
â˘From 4 nationalities to over 30 nationalities
â˘From pre-national curriculum to a bespoke creative
curriculum
7. Phonics Test
NLEâs, LLEâs, SLEâs
SEND
Free Schools
Pupil Premium
Teaching School
Alliances
Appraisal
Local Authority
Performance Related Pay
Restoring Discipline
New National Curriculum
Grammar Test
Exam System
SCITT and School Direct
No Levels
8. âIn England you are trying to do the wrong
things righter!â Past Sahlberg
â˘Test based accountability
â˘Competition between schools
â˘Standardised, prescribed curriculum
â˘The enemy of improved educational practice is standardisation:
prescribed curriculum, one size ďŹts all.
â˘Punitive accountability
â˘No fast-tracked teachers
â˘Avoid confrontation between the government and the teaching profession
10. Our Curriculum
â˘Vision and Aims
â˘Our Curriculum must serve:
â˘The individual
â˘by ensuring well-being, engagement, empowerment and autonomy
â˘The Wider World
â˘by encouraging respect and reciprocity
â˘by promoting interdependence and sustainability
â˘by empowering local, national and global citizenship
â˘by celebrating culture and community
â˘Childrenâs Learning
â˘through exploration, knowing, understanding and making sense
â˘through fostering skill
â˘through exciting imagination
â˘through exciting dialogue
11. Cambridge Primary Review Trust Alliance
School
â˘The Cambridge Primary Review Trust (CPRT) is the
successor to The Cambridge Primary Review
â˘CPRT was established in December 2012 with the aim of
consolidating and building on CPRâs evidence, ďŹndings and
principles.
â˘Since April 2013 CPRT has received sponsorship from
Pearson Education
â˘CPRT is working with Pearson to develop jointly-branded
support materials and services for schools.
13. Assessment
Assessing children from Nursery to Year 6 on how
well they know the learning rather than how much
they have learnt of something.
14. Why no levels nationally?
â˘Parents donât understand levels
â˘Link between EYFS and Year One
â˘Link between KS1 and KS2
â˘Referring to children as a level
15. Why no levels at Fulbridge?
â˘CPRT
â˘Bespoke curriculum - assess it our way
â˘8 Domains from Nursery to Year 6
â˘Creating something original and of value
â˘Assess what we teach
â˘Assessing the whole child
16. Assessment: What have we done?
â˘Linked to The New Primary Curriculum
â˘Arranged to Developmental Matters Statements to
the 8 Domains from CPRT
â˘Linked The New Primary Curriculum to our topics/
themes
17. Our thought processesâŚ
â˘Amount of stages to assess against vs amount of
areas to assess
â˘How often do we record assessment data vs
formative day to day assessments
â˘Making teachers accountable (Attainment and
progress) vs Trusting and having an assessment
system for teachers
18. Working togetherâŚ
⢠Pearson - Assessment Beyonds Levels
â˘Course
â˘CPRT
â˘Emphasis on formative day to day assessing
â˘Pupil Asset
â˘Creating a tracking system
â˘Progress and Attainment data
â˘Numerical data - Accountability
19. How many areas to assess against?
Language, Oracy and
Literacy:
Reading
Accuracy
Fluency
Understanding
Analysis
Evaluation
Writing
Accuracy
Fluency
Generation
Analysis
Evaluation
Oracy
Accuracy & Fluency
Understanding
Analysis
Evaluation
Arts and Creativity
Music
Art
Dance
Drama
Place and Time
Geography
History
Physical and Emotional Health
PE
Swimming
Citizenship and Ethics
Faith and Belief
Mathematics
Counting and Estimating
Drawing and Creating
Sharing and Calculating
Reading and Measuring
Patterns and Relationships
Sorting and Analysing
Science and Technology
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Technical/ScientiďŹc Knowledge
20. How many stages of assessment?
â˘Beginning
â˘Developing
â˘Embedding
â˘Mastering
23. No levels as a Subject Co-ordinator
â˘How can we build teachers conďŹdence in their
assessments?
â˘How can we ensure progress?
â˘What evidence is required?
â˘How will pupils know what they have achieved?
28. Final Thought: Are we ready to ďŹy?
We have been trapped in a cage of top down reform
for so long, can we ďŹy out and embrace the freedoms
that are now on offer?