Assessment at Thameside
Our assessment approach and principles are aligned to our curriculum (and the National Curriculum) and are a key part of the learning process.
Assessment plays a fundamental role in ensuring that every child is supported to leave primary school, ready for the next stage of their journey. Our assessment system, coupled with statutory assessment that take place at the end of each Key Stage, has been formed to help teachers to raise attainment and progress, provide ambition, and to give every child the best chance to master the key foundational skills of reading, writing and maths before secondary school.
Our curriculum is mapped out against end of year, curriculum-related expectations, with clearly defined core knowledge in each subject. Central to this is a focus on formative assessment as a tool to guide learning which underpins our approach - this ensures that gaps and misconceptions can be addressed through high quality, responsive and adaptive teaching that meets the needs of all pupils.
In summary, assessment at Thameside:
- takes place in all year groups
- is across all subject areas.
- is meaningful; informs teaching and learning and avoids unnecessary recording or tracking
Assessments take the form of observations, formative assessments, pupil voice, formal assessment of written work (using agreed trust 'EYEs', low stake tests and more formal testing.
Our approach is inclusive, and we are ambitious for every child.