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Assessing the progress of pupils throughout a lesson is a key skill to develop in all teachers. Understanding the many benefits of formative assessment and where it should be placed within a pupil’s learning journey is crucial for a teacher who wishes to monitor pupil progress.

Aims and outcomes

  • Recognise the importance of checking pupils’ understanding in a lesson, not just at the end of a lesson or series of lessons.
  • Understand how to place formative assessment within a lesson.
  • Learn a range of practical methods of formative assessment to try in their own classrooms.

Unit content

Unit 5: Formative assessment to ensure pupil progress
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    Step 1: What is formative assessment and why should we use it?
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    Step 2: Assessment for learning
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    Step 3: Comparing approaches
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    Step 4: Ofsted and assessment
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    Step 5: Theory to practice
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    End of Unit 5 quiz