Teachers must show students what they need to aim for, set them off and then keep their learning on track through precise and timely feedback.
It is a reciprocal process which aims to close a learning gap.
Feedback can be verbal, written, given by peers or self generated.
Providing actions and dedicated time to edit and improve their work ensures feedback is acted upon.
Utilise different methods of feedback such as marking live, or providing gallery or peer critique (with kind, specific and helpful comments).
Resources
Watch
Listen
- The SecEd Podcast: Effective marking and feedback for teachers
Read
- The Secret of Effective Feedback by Dylan Wiliam (2016)
- Formative Assessment in the Secondary Classroom by Shirley Clarke
- A Little Guide for Teachers: Formative Assessment (A Little Guide for Teachers) by Shirley Clarke (2020)
- Considerations for Creating and Implementing an Effective Feedback Policy
- A Five Minute Guide to Feedback by Bruce Robertson
- Feedback by the Education Endowment Foundation
Do It Digitally
Staff to Contact
- Duncan Lawrie (Faculty Head of Languages)
- Josef Fuchs (Principal Teacher of Physical Education)
