Heathlands C of E Primary

Heathlands C of E Primary

Marking and Feedback
Date / Review Date / Coordinator / Nominated Governor
April 2016 / January 2020 / Rick Cranfield / James Saunders

We believe that all work recorded in books must be marked or acknowledged as soon as possible after it is completed as this shows how much value we place on children’s achievements.

We believe marking and feedback is an essential part of the assessment process. We aim to provide constructive feedback to every child, which focuses on success and areas for improvement and is matched against learning objectives. We would like all children to become reflective learners in order for them to improve their performance.

We feel it is essential to have in place a marking code that is relevant to the phase, is consistently used throughout the school and is clearly understood by the children.

We believe a powerful method of giving feedback is through peer and self-assessment. Children are actively encouraged to mark their own work, respond to the marking of others and give themselves and their peers’ advice for next steps. When marking work, children use many of the strategies used by teachers.

Aims

·  To develop children’s self-esteem and motivation by showing them that we value their effort and achievement.

·  To identify areas for improvement in order for children to achieve set targets.

·  To provide an assessment record of children’s achievement and progress allowing teachers to plan for the next stage of children’s learning.

·  To work with other schools to share good practice in order to improve this policy.

Objectives

·  Feedback is seen as an essential and valued part of the learning process, encouraging and enabling pupils to strive to make progress.

·  To be meaningful and constructive, feedback to pupils should be based around shared objectives and success criteria.

·  Feedback to the pupils is selective, focused and constructive, indicating where success has been achieved (attainment) and how ‘next steps’ in their progress might be made (improvement).

·  Feedback involves both teacher and pupil reviewing and reflecting on the learning.

·  Pupils are encouraged to reflect on themselves and their peers as learners and are increasingly involved in deciding what the ‘next steps’ might be.

·  Feedback focuses on the progress of the individual rather than the group and is readily accessible and meaningful to the pupil.

·  Teaching is reshaped to take into account the results of the assessment.

·  A growth mindset is developed where everyone believes that every pupil can improve.

·  Feedback may be given orally.

Procedure

Governing Body / §  delegated powers and responsibilities to the Headteacher to ensure all school personnel and stakeholders are aware of and comply with this policy;
§  delegated powers and responsibilities to the Curriculum Committee and to the Headteacher to oversee the development of this policy;
§  to monitor and evaluate the school’s performance based on summative assessments;
§  responsibility for ensuring that the school complies with all equalities legislation;
§  responsibility for ensuring funding is in place to support this policy;
§  responsibility for ensuring this policy and all policies are maintained and updated regularly;
§  responsibility for ensuring all policies are made available to parents;
§  the responsibility of involving the pupils in the development, approval, implementation and review of this policy;
§  nominated a link governor to visit the school regularly, to liaise with the Headteacher and the coordinator and to report back to the Governing Body;
§  responsibility for the effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation of this policy
Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team / §  ensure that marking and feedback is purposeful and manageable for teachers;
§  monitor to ensure that marking and feedback relates to learning objectives, informs future planning and individual target setting;
§  ensure consistency in marking throughout the school and monitor the effectiveness of ‘tickled pink’ marking, ‘green for growth’ corrections and improvements and ‘purple polishing pen’ used to edit, re-draft improve and refine and work produced;
§  provide supportive guidance for parents;
§  work closely with the link governor and coordinator;
§  provide leadership and vision in respect of equality;
§  provide guidance, support and training to all staff;
§  monitor and evaluate this policy
Coordinators and Department Leaders / §  review and monitor by regularly scrutinising pupil’s work and undertake moderation exercises;
§  provide guidance and support to all staff;
§  annually report to the Governing Body on the success and development of sustainability
Teachers and Support Staff / §  they use the agreed marking code appropriate to their phase (Appendix 1 & 2);
§  work is marked regularly in pink and green. Pink marking shows successes in pupils work (tickled pink) and green marking areas for development/growth (green for growth);
§  that their marking has a purpose and is consistent;
§  it is important to note that not every punctuation and spelling error will be corrected in every piece of writing. All teachers will make appropriate judgment and all written feedback should ensure that the child is able to make progress in their writing;
§  in English and Maths children receive clear feedback about their strengths and areas for development in their work. In other subjects work is marked but usually feedback is through discussion with the pupils;
§  children are encouraged and rewarded for their efforts and progress;
§  marking and feedback informs weekly planning;
§  children know their targets for improvement;
§  children celebrate their achievements;
§  implement the school’s equalities policy and schemes;
§  report and deal with all incidents of discrimination;
§  attend appropriate training sessions on equality;
§  report any concerns they have on any aspect of the school community
Pupils / §  respond to ‘green for growth’ tasks as a way of improvement;
§  purple pen is used by older pupils to demonstrate improvement and change in their work (purple polishing pen);
§  understand that marking and feedback highlights their strengths and areas for development;
§  understand the marking code which should be displayed in the classroom;
§  be aware of the next steps for improvement;
§  be encouraged to respond during feedback;
§  use ‘success criteria’ to critically evaluate work completed by peers;
§  celebrate their achievements and share their work with others
School Council / §  determine this policy with the Governing Body;
§  discuss improvements to this policy during the school year;
§  organise surveys to gauge the thoughts of all pupils;
§  review the effectiveness of this policy with the Governing Body
Parents / §  must be aware of the school’s marking and feedback policy;
§  realise that marking and feedback highlights a child’s strengths and areas for development;
§  use the marking as seen in their child’s books as basis for discussion on their child’s progress

Marking Code

The marking code (see Appendix 1& 2) must be:

§  agreed by all staff;

§  on display in the classroom;

§  understood by all pupils;

§  consistently used by all staff;

§  manageable

§  the marking code may be modified for SEND and younger pupils needs

Marking and Feedback

Marking must:

§  be a manageable form of record keeping that feeds into children’s assessment records;

§  be undertaken with the child if possible;

§  focus on whether the child has achieved the learning objective for a particular curriculum subject

Feedback must:

§  relate to the objective/success criteria of the task;

§  lead to an improvement in attainment by highlighting achievement;

§  be positive and constructive;

§  when written be presented neatly and clearly

Raising Awareness of this Policy

We will raise awareness of this policy via:

§  the school website

§  the Staff Handbook

§  meetings with parents such as introductory, transition, parent-teacher consultations and periodic curriculum workshops

§  school events

§  meetings with school personnel

§  communications with home such as weekly newsletters and of end of half term newsletters

Training

We ensure all school personnel have equal chances of training, career development and promotion.

Periodic training will be organised for all school personnel so that they are kept up to date with new information and guide lines concerning equal opportunities.

Equality Impact Assessment

Under the Equality Act 2010 we have a duty not to discriminate against people on the basis of their age, disability, gender, gender identity, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

This policy has been equality impact assessed and we believe that it is in line with the Equality Act 2010 as it is fair, it does not prioritise or disadvantage any pupil and it helps to promote equality at this school.

Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Policy

The practical application of this policy will be reviewed every three years or when the need arises by the coordinator, the Headteacher and the nominated governor.

Headteacher: / J Hallum / Date: / April 2016
Chair of Governing Body: / F Spinlove / Date: / April 2016

Appendix 1: Key Stage 1 & Early Years

or _____ / Correct or good answer.

X or or _____ / Incorrect answer.
/ This is great.
/ / / New paragraph.
/ Something is missing.
/ Green for growth next step
I / Independent work
TGG / Teacher led Guided Group work
LSAGG / Learning Support led Guided Group work
/ Verbal feedback given
melancholy / Pink means ‘tickled pink’ it is great
Said / Green means ‘green for growth’ think of a way to improve this area
Spectacular / Written in purple means ‘purple polishing pen’ where pupils respond to marking or improve their work further (towards the end of the Key Stage)

Early Years will use elements of the above as and when appropriate.

Appendix 2: Key Stage 2

rite / Word underlined spelt incorrectly.

will’nt / Word/words used do not make sense or needs improving.
/ Sentence/s that do not make sense
/ Correct or good answer.
X or / Incorrect answer.
/ This is great.
/ / / New paragraph.
Please see me / I would like to talk to you about this.

or written correctly by teacher in green / Punctuation ( . , ? ! “” ‘ ) To be corrected.
/ Target: This is how to improve your work next time.
TGG / Teacher led Guided Group work
LSAGG / Learning Support led Guided Group work
/ Verbal feedback given
melancholy / Written in pink means ‘tickled pink’ it is great
Said / Written in green means ‘green for growth’ think of a way to improve this area
Spectacular / Written in purple means ‘purple polishing pen’ where pupils respond to marking or improve their work further