Assessment
Assessment at Broadbottom takes place continuously during teaching and learning, alongside short tests and quizzes at the end of units and themes. In addition, throughout the year, pupils from Year 1 to Year 6, undertake 3 formal assessments during a test week in the autumn, spring and summer terms,. This helps prepare pupils for statutory testing and also informs teaching and learning.
Schools are regulated by the DFE to conduct a statutory Baseline Assessment with reception children in the first 6 weeks when they begin school. This is used to measure progress between key stages from each pupils starting point.
Year 1 pupils also undertake a statutory phonics test each year, in June. Pupils who did not meet the standard in Year 1 are given the opportunity to retake the test in Year 2.
KS2 have end of key stage statutory tests in May each year in Maths, Reading and Grammar, Spellings and Punctuation (SPAG), plus teacher assessments in writing and science. Results are published in early July.
The information in this section, provides the age related expectations pupils should acquire in each subject:
Skills Ladders
English Pathfinders Speaking and Listening
English Adventurers Speaking and Listening
English Navigators Speaking and Listening
Personal Wellbeing Pathfinders
Personal Wellbeing Adventurers
Computing – science and technology all
Design & Technology Pathfinders
Design & Technology Adventurers
Design & Technology Navigators
EARLY YEARS SKILLS
Communication & Language Explorers
Communication & Language – Explorers 2
Communication & Language – Speaking Explorers
Physical Development _ Moving & Handling Explorers
Physical Development- Health & Self Care Explorers
Understanding the World Explorers
Expressive Arts & Design Explorers
Expressive Arts & Design Explorers 2