Designed to help teachers identify, track and enhance pupil progress in the foundation subjects, Teacher assessment activities are available for art and design, design and technology and history at key stages 1 to 3, and for Geography and ICT at key stages 1 and 2.

This initiative from QCA illustrates assessment as an integral part of teaching and learning across the key stages.

Teacher assessment activities aim to help teachers:

• plan assessment activities
• investigate pupils' understanding and identify learning needs
• focus support where it is needed
• encourage pupils to develop techniques for monitoring their own progression.

What is included?

There are separate packs of Teacher assessment activities books for each key stage and for each subject. Each book of activities contains a teacher's guide that explains the structure of the materials and how to use them.

All activity books share a common structure and contain:

• guidance on interpreting pupil work in relation to the level descriptions
• guidance on how to record evidence and give feedback to pupils
• guidance on planning further teaching
• references to other relevant materials.

For each activity there are simple icons to show time required, ways of grouping pupils and appropriate learning levels.

The materials include progression maps with reference to the national curriculum level descriptions. These enable teachers to compare their pupils' progress against a common standard.

How to order

Brochures with further information about Teacher assessment activities and details for ordering can be downloaded from this page. Alternatively, please contact the QCA Orderline on 08700 60 60 15 or order online at www.qca.org.uk/orderline/.

Click on the links below for further information:

Primary humanities teacher assessment activities
Primary art and design teacher assessment activities
Primary design and technology teacher assessment activities
Primary geography teacher assessment activities
Primary history teacher assessment activities
Primary ICT teacher assessment activities
Teacher assessment activities for key stage 1 complete pack
Teacher assessment activities for key stage 2 complete pack
Teacher assessment activities for key stage 3 complete pack
Teacher assessment activities for key stage 3 art and design
Teacher assessment activities for key stage 3 design and technology
Teacher assessment activities for key stage 3 history

Contact us

If you have any queries or comments about the new teacher assessment activities, please email assessingprogress@qca.org.uk