Use the resources below to develop formative assessment strategies that get the most from marking and feedback, stretch your more able learners and improve teaching overall.
What types of feedback can maximise learning and get the best out of pupils? Tom Fay explains how to boost the effectiveness of this much misused teaching strategy
Assistant head Kristen Weiss explains how action research facilitated changes in marking and feedback practice, resulting in reduced workload for teachers at Blean Primary School
A cognitive psychologist explains why testing can help learning, and how teachers can use retrieval practice to boost their pupils' knowledge retention
Using a dot to indicate 'check this' is small but powerful way to encourage self-reflection and reduce teacher workload. Find out how it works in practice
The purpose of assessment is not to fill checkboxes but to inform better teaching, particularly for pupils with SEND. Nancy Gedge explains how you can get to know the children you teach
What do we mean by holistic assessment? Use this poster to remind your staff how they can personalise their approach to formative and summative assessment
Recent reports de-bunk the myth that there is a link between the quantity of marking and pupil progress. Here’s how to reduce teacher workload without sacrificing standards
