Assessment for Learning

Assessment for Learning is the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers/AOTTs/peers to decide where the learners are in their learning, where they need to go and how best to get there.

So, assessment for learning is:

• Based on learning objectives
• based on offering feedback to pupils focused on improvement
• assessment for learning focused, rather than of learning

To help pupils know where they are in their learning against National Curriculum levels the School Sports Partnership has designed the following self assessment ladders written in pupil friendly language. Many schools have displayed these levels in their gyms and teachers and pupils make reference to them during and after lessons.

1. Games
2. Gym
3. Dance
4. Athletics
5. Knowledge and Understanding of Fitness and Health
6. Evaluating and Improving performance

Recording

The first priority of recording must be to promote learning. The information must be of use to the teacher and the school in identifying the next steps in learning.

Some schools have found the following forms useful to record pupil progress in each unit of work in the Val Sabin schemes of work. These forms are provided courtesy of Bickley Primary school. They are recording by exception where you only note the names of pupils who have not achieved the learning objectives of the unit or who have exceded expectations.

• Games recording sheet
• Dance recording sheet
• Gymnastics recording sheet