Assessment

Marking, Feedback and Guidance

MARKING, FEEDBACK and GUIDANCE focuses on furthering the child's learning. It should:

Rationale

• refocus or redirect the teacher's or learner's actions to achieve the learning outcome
• Support and provide a record of progress
• Be specific accurate and clear
• Encourage effort
• Be meaningful for the child
• Give specific guidance on how to improve,
• NOT TELL THEM WHAT THEY HAVE DONE

Feedback should be given in 3 ways (in decreasing order of importance):

1. Immediate feedback – 'spot' marking at the point of teaching
2. Summary feedback – at the end of a lesson/task
3. Review feedback – away from the point of teaching (incl. written comments)

✓ Make the Key Question specific (something that can be achieved in the lesson to show progress) and link to NC objectives.

F2-Y2

✓ Highlight the Key Question in pink if the child has achieved it.
✓ Highlight good points in the child's work that relate to the KQ in pink.
✓ When verbal feedback is given write VF and if appropriate use the relevant marking code.
✓ Highlight in pink or green to show elements within the work that are correct or show the child their next steps/NAGs. As children mature, the expectation is that they will read the teacher's comment and rely less on a visual aid.
✓ Adults should initial the child's piece of work, so that it is clear who they have worked with/who has marked it. Indicate independent work with an 'I' in a cir-cle or support work with a T for teacher or TA for teaching assistant.

Y1-Y2

✓ If the KQ has been achieved and/or understood, in pink. When the KQ has been partially achieved and/or understood, highlight part of the KQ in pink.
✓ If it's been completely misunderstood or there is no evidence, leave it blank (don't highlight in green).
✓ Highlight in green in the work anything that goes against the KQ.
✓ Highlight in green no more than 3 NAG's (e.g. punctuation, spelling).
✓ NAG spellings (no more than 3) may be written at the bottom of the child's work for them to correct.
✓ When applicable in written comment, ask a question relating to the task which will aid improvement.
✓ Symbols such as ticks or highlighting of Key Question.

Y3-6

✓ Detailed written comments will be focussed for extended pieces of written work, or extended tasks.
✓ Written marking and comments that are accessible by and meaningful for the pupil
✓ Annotate planning for groups of pupils having a common need, teachers must adjust planning or grouping rather and provide a group written comment.
✓ 'Tickled Pink' achieved Learning Question and intended outcome indicating pupil is ready for the next stage in learning, the will be.

ACRONYMS USED

• NC – National Curriculum
• KQ – Key Question
• NAG –
• T – teacher
• TA – Teaching Assistant
• VF – Verbal Feedback

Marking codes for Pupils and Staff

Marking Codes for Pupils