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To make our first teaching of any topic as inclusive as possible, we as teachers need to be using formative assessment, sometimes known as assessment for Learning or AfL, to identify and respond to the wide range of pupil needs.

Aims and outcomes

  • Understand the key actions involved in effective formative assessment.
  • Explore a range of strategies for seeking gaps in learning.
  • Consider the proven impact of feedback. 
  • Plan the implementation of new ideas into your own practice.

Unit content

Unit 3: Formative assessment in Quality First Teaching
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    Step 1: What is involved in effective Assessment for Learning?
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    Step 2: Seeking the gaps
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    Step 3: Responding: the proven power of pupils' feedback
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    Step 4: Applying this to your practice: new ways to optimise teacher feedback
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    End of Unit 3 quiz