SCHOOL POLICY MANUAL-2024-2025

INTERVENTION MARKING – NEXT STEPS MARKING POLICY PURPOSE:

This policy reflects the school’s values and philosophy in rela�on to giving children feedback about and marking their writen work. The policy is a working document, which generates and informs good prac�ce within our school. It is also a means of promo�ng learning. Throughout the school, prac�ce is consistent and in line with the overall policy on Assessment, Recording and Repor�ng. SCOPE: This policy is for all teaching staff, supply teachers and teaching assistants who are involved in marking and feedback of any kind. It is also to inform parents of assessment for learning prac�ces, how children are involved in their own learning and how writen work is marked. The characteris�cs of assessment for learning: • It is embedded in a view of teaching and learning of which it is an essen�al part. • It involves sharing learning goals with students. • It aims to help students to know and to recognise the standards they are aiming for. • It involves students in self-assessment. • It provides feedback which leads to students recognising their next steps and how to take them. • It is underpinned by confidence that every student can improve. • It involves both teachers and students reviewing and reflec�ng on assessment data. AIMS: “All teachers have consistently high expecta�ons of all students. Drawing on excellent subject knowledge, teachers plan astutely and set challenging tasks based of systema�c, accurate assessment of students’ prior skills, knowledge and understanding. They use well- judged and o�en imagina�ve teaching strategies that, together with sharply focused and �mely support and interven�on, match individual needs accurately. Consequently, students learn excep�onally well across the curriculum. Teachers systema�cally and effec�vely check students’ understanding throughout lessons, an�cipa�ng where they may need to intervene and doing so with notable impact on the quality of learning.” OfSTED, January 2012 This is in order to: • Raise standards of student’s atainment and progress • Ensure whole school consistency of feedback and marking, by all who are involved in giving feedback and marking e.g. teachers, teaching assistants, parent helpers, students etc. • Ensure that feedback is effec�ve, and that work is quality marked • Assess where the pupil is and to move him/her on to the next step in learning. • Ac�vely involve the children in their learning e.g. by use of Talk Partners, designing success criteria etc. • Give children the skills to evaluate their own work • Raise pupil self-esteem and celebrate success. • Ensure a manageable system enabling focus on groups • Inform parents

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Al Diyafah High School-Reviewed policies- September 2023