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Year 1

Second half-term: how can you use assessment and feedback to greatest effect?

In this module you’ll hear from education experts about why assessment should be at the heart of your teaching. you’ll also explore ways to give purposeful feedback to your pupils and what you can learn from summative data sets.

Module overview

Go through the module introduction to see what you’ll be learning.

Duration: 10 minutes.

  1. Module summary

Mentors

Go through the module introduction to see what the ECT will be learning.

Week 1: what makes assessment effective?

During the first topic of the module you need to:

  • work through the self-study materials below
  • meet your mentor to discuss what you’ll be doing in the weeks ahead

Duration: 50 minutes.

  1. Session Overview
  2. Theory
  3. Related Early Career Framework strands

Mentors

Use the materials below to plan a discussion about this topic with the ECT during your catch-up.

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Week 2: planning for effective assessment

For this topic you’ll need to:

  • work through the self-study materials below
  • catch up with your mentor

Duration: 50 minutes.

  1. Session Overview
  2. Theory
  3. Related Early Career Framework strands

Mentors

Use the materials below to:

  • see what the ECT is learning
  • structure your catch-up with the ECT after watching them put this topic’s development focus into action in the classroom

View mentor materials

Week 3: monitoring misconceptions

For this topic you’ll need to:

  • work through the self-study materials below
  • catch up with your mentor

Duration: 45 minutes.

  1. Session Overview
  2. Theory
  3. Related Early Career Framework strands

Mentors

Use the materials below to:

  • see what the ECT is learning
  • structure your catch-up with the ECT after watching them put this topic’s development focus into action in the classroom

View mentor materials

Week 4: making feedback purposeful and manageable part 1: what does effective feedback look like?

For this topic you’ll need to:

  • work through the self-study materials below
  • catch up with your mentor

Duration: 55 minutes.

  1. Session Overview
  2. Theory
  3. Related Early Career Framework strands

Mentors

Use the materials below to:

  • see what the ECT is learning
  • structure your catch-up with the ECT after watching them put this topic’s development focus into action in the classroom

View mentor materials

Week 5: making feedback purposeful and manageable part 2: effective peer and self-assessment

For this topic you’ll need to:

  • work through the self-study materials below
  • catch up with your mentor

Duration: 35 minutes.

  1. Session Overview
  2. Theory
  3. Related Early Career Framework strands

Mentors

Use the materials below to:

  • see what the ECT is learning
  • structure your catch-up with the ECT after watching them put this topic’s development focus into action in the classroom

View mentor materials

Week 6: summative assessment

For this topic you’ll need to:

  • work through the self-study materials below
  • catch up with your mentor

Duration: 30 minutes.

  1. Session Overview
  2. Theory
  3. Related Early Career Framework strands

Mentors

Use the materials below to:

  • see what the ECT is learning
  • structure your catch-up with the ECT after watching them put this topic’s development focus into action in the classroom

View mentor materials