Assessment and record keeping
The progress and performance of every child is regularly assessed. We are required
to formally assess children at certain stages of their schooling, five, seven and
eleven but the majority of assessment will occur on a continuous basis from the day
a child starts school. The main aims of assessing and recording children’s work are
to have an accurate picture of what each child can do. Assessments are also used to
identify gaps in the children’s knowledge and understanding and to ensure there
is progression and continuity in learning as children pass through the school. We
use our assessments to be able to inform parents of their child’s progress and to
inform secondary schools of the levels of achievement of the children they are to
receive. Both formal and informal methods of assessment are undertaken at Central.
Informal assessment occurs on a daily basis when the teachers are working closely
with the children. Often the teacher will keep personal notes about each child as an
aide-memoire but such notes will not form part of our official record keeping system.
Formal assessment involves testing and teacher assessment, the results of which are
recorded and held centrally. There is an individual file for each child in the school.
Testing and teacher assessment occurs throughout all areas of the curriculum but
with an emphasis on the National Curriculum Core Subjects, Mathematics, English
and Science. Updating of the records is an on-going process so that they reflect the
progress being made and provide us with the information we require.
l Attendance records
Children’s Records
l Special Needs information and target sheets if applicable
l Annual permission slips
The children’s records contain a variety of information, mostly relating to their progress
l Annual reports
at school and are held centrally in individual files. Some information is also stored on the Any additional information as decided by individual teachers that may include
computer but this consists of information supplied by parents on the pupil record form. such things as informal notes about the children’s progress. Children’s exercise
The records consist of:
books will form an on-going record of work for all areas of the curriculum.
Exercise books will continue to be kept even when children change classes so
l General information such as address, emergency telephone numbers,
that we have a long-term record of their progress and achievements.
and medical information as supplied by parents
l Assessment information
Assessment and records
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