How will my child’s learning be assessed?

In playrooms and classrooms staff will be using improved ways of assessing children’s learning taking account of national and local advice and guidance. Your child’s progress will be reported to you so that you know how well your child is doing. Each year your nursery/school will let you know what is being done to continue to implement Curriculum for Excellence so that you can be confident that your child is receiving a high quality education.

Assessments are continually made by the class teacher from daily observation of children’s work, by diagnostic testing and by standardised tests ie. tests which show the stage a child has reached in a particular subject. Consultation among teachers takes place when assessing social and emotional development of individual pupils. The records are passed on with the child through the school and on to Secondary school.

From Nursery to P7, children reflect on their learning and updates can be found daily on our Twitter Accounts.

An assessment summary is sent to parents in November and March of each year and Parent’s Evenings are arranged twice a year to enable discussions of children’s work and progress with class teachers. However parents should contact the school without delay if they are concerned about any aspect of their child’s work.