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Whole-school policies

image Quality statement on assessment practice (primary), CEA @ Islington (2003)


Detailed comparison of how assessment for learning and assessment of learning can be linked in practice and worked into a primary assessment timeline.
Key stages: 1-2

image Quality statement on assessment practice (secondary), CEA @ Islington (2003)


Detailed comparison of how assessment for learning and assessment of learning can be linked in practice and worked into a secondary assessment timeline.
Key stage: 3
images - Designing and timetabling the primary curriculum Designing and timetabling the primary curriculum: a practical guide for key stages 1 and 2 (QCA, 2002)


Guide intended for schools wishing to carry out a partial or complete review of their curriculum and timetabling. The main issues are outlined and examples of solutions adopted by different schools are provided in the form of case studies.
Hard copies available for £4 from QCA Publications, PO Box 99, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SN, tel: 08700 606015, fax: 01787 312 950, email orderline@qca.org.uk (Order ref QCA/02/912)
Key stages: 1-2
image - Designing the key stage 3 curriculum Designing the key stage 3 curriculum (DfES, 2002)


This guide offers advice and practical suggestions on how schools can take a flexible approach to designing and timetabling the curriculum at key stage 3.
Hard copies available from DfES Publications, tel: 0845 60 222 60,
fax: 0845 60 333 60, email: orderline@qca.org.uk (Order ref 0003/2002).
Key stage: 3
images - Good assessment in secondary schools Good assessment in secondary schools (Ofsted, March 2003)


This report is about the ways in which schools can use assessment to improve learning and achievement. It draws evidence from lessons and schools’ systems for academic monitoring to illustrate some of the most effective strategies used to guide, challenge and support pupils.
Hard copies available from Ofsted Publications Centre, tel: 07002 637 833, fax: 07002 693 274, email freepublications@ofsted.gov.uk
Key stage: 3
image Guidelines for primary assessment co-ordinators (AAIA, 2000) Guidance for primary assessment coordinators emphasising their role in supporting assessment for learning.
Key stages: 1-2 Image: Download
image Guidelines for secondary assessment coordinators (AAIA, 2000) Guidance for secondary assessment coordinators emphasising their role in supporting assessment for learning.
Key stages: 3-4
images - Leadership and managemnet Leadership and management: what inspection tells us (Ofsted, 2003)
Report summarising Ofsted's inspection evidence about leadership and management and the quality of work in schools. Includes examples of good practice.
Hard copies available from Ofsted Publications Centre, tel: 07002 637 833, fax: 07002 693 274, email freepublications@ofsted.gov.uk
Key stages: 1-3
Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties: general guidelines (QCA, 2001)
Guidelines supporting the planning, development and implementation of the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties. They draw on effective practice across a range of schools and support the range of services working with these schools.
Key stages: 1-3

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