Planning and Assessment
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The teaching staff plan lessons in three stages: long-term plans (a broad outline of the topics to be covered throughout the academic year), medium-term plans (a more detailed outline of what should be covered each half term) and short-term plans (daily objectives for each lesson). Informal assessments are a regular feature of our work. They facilitate our ongoing understanding of the progress individual children are making and inform future planning.
Formal, end of year assessments take place in June.
The schools offer written progress reports of children’s development and achievements and goals for future learning at the end of both the Autumn and Summer Terms. A Parent/Teacher Consultation Evening is held towards the end of the Spring Term.
Teaching staff are available to discuss with parents any aspect of children’s learning. This usually happens after school, or early in the morning, subject to appointment.
Homework |
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We promote the extension of learning by the use of appropriate homework tasks set to reinforce skills and new concepts taught in class. Homework also provides the opportunity for children to develop organisational skills and to take responsibility for working independently at home. The amount of homework differs progressively from class to class.
Daily reading, weekly spellings and an emphasis on times tables are an integral part of the homework routine.
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