Mr J Russell
Assessment Leader
Assessment
At St Herbert’s we value the way in which all children are unique and our curriculum is designed to match the needs of all of our pupils. To achieve this, assessment is used continually to discover what the children know as well as what they need to learn to progress. We believe that assessment should be at the heart of every lesson so that teachers can adapt the provision swiftly and strive to challenge all of the children. These principles are set in line with the teachings of Vatican 2 and the teachings of the Gospel, namely that all children should:
“Have life and have it to the full.” (Jn 10:10)
Statutory Assessment
There are a number of points through school where the children are formally assessed. These include:
· Reception Entry Baseline Assessment (September / October)
· Year 1 Phonics Screening Check (June)
· Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (June)
· Year 6 Reading, Writing including GPS (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling), Mathematics, Speaking & Listening and Science Assessments (May)
St Herbert’s Assessment System
The curriculum is a ‘mastery’ curriculum. The emphasis is on depth and challenge rather than accelerating through the content.
Children who grasp concepts quickly are challenged through new, increasingly sophisticated problems and required to study the same objectives in greater depth.
At St Herbert’s, children will be assessed against the following:
The number represents the year group's objectives that your child is working on and the letter shows how well embedded the learning is.
Emerging – evidence has been seen but is not secure
Developing - evidence seen more than once but not applied in enough depth
Secure – learning is firmly embedded
Mastered - applied in a range of contexts without support
Please see below for an indication of how the grade will be reported and the national expectations for each year group.
| Grade | Year group national expectation |
|---|---|
| 40-60 months emerging | |
| 40-60 months developing | |
| ELG | Reception expectation |
| 1 emerging | |
| 1 developing | |
| 1 secure | Year 1 expectation |
| 1 mastered | |
| 2 emerging | |
| 2 developing | |
| 2 secure | Year 2 expectation |
| 2 mastered | |
| 3 emerging | |
| 3 developing | |
| 3 secure | Year 3 expectation |
| 3 mastered | |
| 4 emerging | |
| 4 developing | |
| 4 secure | Year 4 expectation |
| 4 mastered | |
| 5 emerging | |
| 5 developing | |
| 5 secure | Year 5 expectation |
| 5 mastered | |
| 6 emerging | |
| 6 developing | |
| 6 secure | Year 6 expectation |
| 6 mastered |
To obtain further information about our school curriculum Assessment, please contact our Curriculum Assessment leader via the school office.