Assessment

Many pupils’ struggle to engage in initial formal assessments. To secure and identify an appropriate personalised learning provision, we gather as much information as possible from the pupil’s statutory Educational and Health Care Plans (EHCP), meetings with parent/carers, previous schools (if available), during transition, observations, formal assessment (where appropriate) specialists and school reports. We recognise that many pupils often have spiky profiles, where they excel in one area but may struggle in another.

Our current cohort of pupils are all on 'Pathway 1' ranging between Stepping Stone 1 to 4, the current assessment tool being used is 'Evidence Me' we use this method to assess, score and track, to monitor pupil progression outcomes. 'Evidence Me' enables teaching staff to identify the smallest of levels of progression. This provides access and equality of opportunity to the national curriculum, if appropriate for that pupil. The learning objectives will be checked across evidence me, as well as a tracking spreadsheet, where we use the system BAD – B = Basic understanding of concepts with support and scaffolding. A = Advancing understanding of concepts with less support, emerging independence, problem-solving. And D = Deep understanding of concepts, demonstrating ability to solve complex problems in a variety of situations.

Photographs, videos and written observations are taken and recorded using the 'Evidence for Me' App. This evidence, along with teacher judgement, and pupil’s creations/work help to create a picture of which Stepping Stone the children are working within. Provision Plan targets are also assessed and updated three times a year, as well as during the EHCP annual review working alongside parents.

This is an example of our assessment grid of Stepping Stone 4-6 as an example of progression

Maple Haven School

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Assessment