IMPACT - Assessment & Progress
Recording, Feedback and Assessment
At Bridekirk Dovenby Church of England School we have a marking and feedback policy which all staff follow. This policy advocates the importance of direct verbal feedback in lessons or as soon after the lesson as possible. If feedback has not been provided verbally, then books are marked according to the policy.
Floor books are used in all classes to record group work, ideas, discussions, drama artwork etc. From Yr1 – Yr6 pupils also have an exercise book in which they record their own work. iPads, Seesaw and the Website are used to record dance or drama related to learning in RE
Children’s work in religious education is assessed by making informal judgements as we observe them during lessons. We mark a piece of work once it has been completed and we comment as necessary.
On completion of a unit of work, teachers make a summary judgement about whether children are working at, above or below the expected level and keep a record of these judgements. The assessment sheets provided by the Questful Scheme of work for each unit are used to support this judgement as the statements link explicitly to the content being taught and reduce unnecessary teacher workload.
Teachers:
- identify development in the different areas of learning in the subject beyond the acquisition of factual knowledge;
- recognise the range of skills and attitudes which the subject seeks to develop;
- employ well-defined criteria against which to measure progress and achievement;
- ensure that pupils are involved in determining and understand their next steps;
- enable effective tracking of pupil progress to identify areas for development in pupil’s knowledge and understanding, as well as whole school areas for development; and
- provide accurate reports to parents/carers.
Leadership & Management
The teaching, assessment and resourcing of RE is managed by the RE subject leader (in collaboration with leaders) to ensure that statutory requirements and those set in the Statement of Entitlement are met.
The RE subject leader will:
- will support and regularly monitor the subject across the school for its strengths and areas for development in line with SIAMS and Ofsted guidance about self-evaluation;
- undertake relevant and regular CPD to keep their subject knowledge and expertise up to date, and to ensure that staff receive appropriate training for the teaching and assessment of RE;
- report regularly to the governing body so that everyone has an overview about progress and outcomes in RE; and
- ensure that RE provision reflects diocesan advice and recommendations.