Assessment beyond levels

Course Description

 
Why was the level system removed? Why was it invented in the first place? Why have GCSE exams moved from lettered grades to numbers? What’s the secret companion to the new GCSE exams, that few people know about? Importantly, what does any of this have to do with teaching children?
 
In a bewildering landscape of conflated assessment and accountability, never before has the onus on teachers to understand the mechanics of effective assessment been so great. How can we know what pupils have learnt, and how can we marry that with preparation for GCSE and A Level exams?
 
 
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Suggested Audience

 
Primary and Secondary Teachers, Middle and Senior Leaders.
 

Course Content

 
1. The Legacy of Levels
 
In a post-level world, if we are to move forward it is important that we first understand from where we are coming; where we’ve been before. This section will include:
 
a. Where did the level system come from, and why?
 
b. Why did it fail, and why was it scrapped?
 
c. What other legacies has the assessment accountability system left us to contend with?
 
2. Theory of Assessment
 
Did you know, it is close to impossible to know what anyone has learned about anything. Yet, every day, teachers, schools and awarding bodies strive to create assessments that seek to tell us exactly that. Do any of them actually work? If so, how good are they? Are some assessments better than others? How can we make better assessments? How do professionally crafted assessments such as GCSE and A Level exams work?
 
3. Practical Uses of Data
 
In the end, we've got schools to run. So:
 
a. What are our main assessment points, and how do assessments need to change at each stage?
 
b. How can we solve the problems of teacher burnout in our efforts to continually assess and track progress?
 
c. What’s the difference between using tests to assess, and using tests to teach?
 
 

COURSE COST

 
£80 + VAT for the first delegate. Additional logins can be purchased for £40 + VAT per login.
 

BOOKING CODE

 
CPDABL
 

Date and time

Thursday 30th June 2016 . 4 – 6 p.m.

Online CPD Event Sample

 
View this video clip for a sample of a live Online CPD event.
 

 

PURCHASE THE RECORDING

 
If the time and date is not convenient you can purchase a recording of the session. The recording is available in TWO FORMATS: Digital Link and DVD-ROM.The recording allows you to view the live session at a time that is convenient. The CD-ROM recording can be played an unlimited number of times. The Digital link recording can be viewed an unlimited number of times within a 6 month period. The digital link will expire 6 months after the date of the event.
 

Recording Cost

 
Digital link: Available for £95 + VAT. PRODUCT CODE: ABLDL.
 
CD – ROM: Available for £110 + VAT. PRODUCT CODE: ABLCD.
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