Assessment is an important part of the Curriculum for Excellence and, at all levels, pupils’ progress is closely monitored by teachers and staff.

In turn, teachers and staff work with pupils to reflect on their results, looking at their strengths and learning needs, agreeing next steps and action based on these. As they progress, pupils become more involved in this process, as they develop the skills to make effective judgments on their own learning, developing personal expertise that will be important to them throughout life. Assessment also helps teachers plan learning experiences which are motivating and challenging. Children who may have additional support needs will be assessed using methods best suited to their individual requirements.  

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 or school will let you know what is being done to implement Curriculum for Excellence so that you can be confident that your child is receiving a high quality education.

WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE:

•  Our approaches to planning will be coherent around learning, teaching and assessment;  our Curriculum will provide sufficient emphasis on active, enterprising learning approaches that encourage creativity and motivation
• We will make clear to our learners what they are learning, what success looks like and what is expected of them.  In so doing, we will provide sufficient high quality feedback about how much and how well they have learned.  We will ensure that our learners are involved in these processes.
• We will use the flexibility of Curriculum for Excellence to provide opportunities and pathways for all our learners including those with Additional Support Needs and those who require more choices and more chances to progress.
• We will ensure that the pace of learning provides challenge to all pupils by providing a variety of contexts, depth and challenge into the experiences and outcomes offered to them.

More information can be obtained from the school or from the Education Scotland Website: www.educationscotland.gov.uk