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Formative Assessment 2023

Studies continue to show that formative assessment is still the most significant thing we can do to raise achievement, is still identified by OFSTED and is fundamental in reducing anxiety both for students and teachers. Its foundation is having high self-efficacy, and the structures and strategies evolved by Shirley via her 22 years of learning teams continue to show reduced anxiety.

What You'll Get

Formative Assessment	Reducing Anxiety
Raising pupil self-efficacy Easing the cognitive load Whole school curriculum planning and assessment Students activated as learning resources for each other Co-constructing success criteria Strategies for improving the quality of student writing Feedback in-class and post lesson	Analysis of an exemplary headteacher's strategies for developing a containing school via a video montage Guest speaker Dr. Evans outlines the emotions post pandemic, projection and containment, with practical strategies

Handouts: curriculum links for opportunities to discusssubjects such as anger and loss, as well as explicit use of texts; reflection grids for classand school audit.

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