Helps teachers to collect information about pupils’ achievement in order to adjust teaching to meet pupils’ learning needs more fully, through the implementation of five core strategies
5 core strategies
1. Initiating effective discussions, questions and tasks that elicit evidence of learning
What adjustments might I make to my teaching?
• You might ask more open questions
• You might wait longer for the answers to allow pupils to think more deeply about their answer
• Adopting a ‘no hands up’ approach
• Design your questions and discussions around common misconceptions
2. Providing feedback that moves learners forward
What adjustments might I make to my teaching?
• Identify particular tasks on which to provide structured comments, rather than marks/grades
• Focus specifically on what pupils need to do to improve
3. Clarifying and sharing criteria for success
What adjustments might I make to my teaching?
• Giving pupils access to mark schemes from an earlier age
• Asking them more frequently to mark their own work or each other’s with reference to key criteria
4. Activating pupils as owners of their own learning
What adjustments might I make to my teaching?
• Pupils select tasks from a range offered by
