Formative assessment is the most important assessment that takes place at David Livingstone. Teachers assess the progress of each child on a day-to-day basis and decide what the next steps in learning are based on this assessment. Effective formative assessment ensures that teaching is responsive to the needs of the class.
Quizzing is an important element of formative assessment. At David Livingstone, teachers use regular low-stakes quizzes to identify how well children have retained what they have been taught. Regular repetition of these quizzes also helps with learning the tested material, as recall boosts retention in the long-term memory.
Statutory testing is carried out as required by the Department for Education. All children in Years 1 – 6 complete summative assessments in English and maths at intervals in the year, as directed by the David Livingstone Senior Leadership Team and the STEP Academy Trust. Teachers also make professional judgements on children’s attainment and progress.
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Meetings are held each term between class teachers and members of the Senior Leadership Team to highlight children not on target to hit end of year expectations and formulate a support plan.
If these plans need to involve the inclusion team, a provision mapping meeting will be held with the class teacher and SENDCo.