Each child is different and has their own individual strengths and developmental needs.\u00a0 Here at Kirkshaws, learners are taught in a way which suits their individual requirements, regardless of age and stage.<\/p>\n
Day to day, teachers will use a wide variety of assessment strategies. The most effective method widely used is Formative Assessment.\u00a0 This type of assessment is not about giving marks out of a total but gives pupils feedback on targets achieved and points for action to improve the next time.\u00a0 It is not enough to say \u201cwell done\u201d to a learner, unless you specifically tell them what<\/em> was done well, so they can repeat the positive behaviours and build on their success.\u00a0 Our teachers and management team work hard to ensure they provide regular feedback to learners, allowing for quality, two-way learning conversations.<\/p>\n Teachers also may use other forms of assessment e.g. observations, which are particularly useful when pupils are engaged in practical tasks or play. \u00a0Learning intentions and success criteria provide a measure to note progress in individual lessons, while benchmarking can establish competence across a Level.\u00a0 Baseline assessments can provide a starting point for a course of learning and written work such as mind maps, topic files and presentations all provide valuable evidence of progress.<\/p>\n In addition, we encourage our pupils to be knowledgeable about targets to begin to self-assess their own work and that of their peers. \u00a0This is done through co-operative working with a strict framework of social and positive skills to be used to give feed back.<\/p>\n Summative Assessments are also carried out periodically\u00a0 to confirm progress and provide evidence of competency.\u00a0 This provides further data for analysis to improve our teaching of individual pupils.\u00a0 This included Scottish National Standardised Assessments, which are carried out each session by pupils in P.1, P.4 & P.7.\u00a0 At Kirkshaws we work hard to ensure our pupils are not put under any pressure and view these assessments like any other classwork.<\/p>\n We report to parents and carers formally four times each school session, through written reports and face-to-face consultations, as well as by request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Each child is different and has their own individual strengths and developmental needs.\u00a0 Here at Kirkshaws, learners are taught in a way which suits their individual requirements, regardless of age and stage. Day to day, teachers will use a wide variety of assessment strategies. The most effective method widely used is Formative Assessment.\u00a0 This type of assessment is not about giving marks out of a total but gives pupils feedback<\/p>\n