How are you going to measure progress this term?

What’s the most effective way of providing evidence for Ofsted and parents on each child’s progress within each subject?

Knowing and recording exactly how each student is progressing in each specific subject is inevitably a time-consuming task, but is clearly essential.

Of course, the knowledge is vital because otherwise one is basing grouping on overall class position rather than ability within each subject. Detailed knowledge on a subject by subject basis enables one to differentiate teaching to meet the needs of different groups.

Undertaken manually, however, this approach is very time-consuming. So what is needed are assessments which are quick and simple to prepare, leaving more time for planning and teaching.

The way this is achieved is through Alfiesoft – a tool which provides valuable feedback to teachers, parents and pupils on the child’s ability and understanding of each subject.

It thus allows the teacher to set appropriate targets for pupils as well as being an invaluable source of information both for planning and tracking.

Not only is the test completed online, but the marking and feedback is immediate for both teacher and pupil, so your colleagues instantly know where to direct their attention in the future.

Over time the children can then take the test again to see how their understanding and knowledge has developed, an approach which of itself can be highly motivational for students.

Additionally parents can see how their son or daughter has progressed, giving them the whole picture and the ability to identify times when their child is working hard or is being distracted by outside events.

Likewise Ofsted inspectors can see each child’s progress as they can instantly access evidence to show where each student is now and where they need to get to. Ofsted will also count this approach as part of the student’s independent learning.

You can find more information and a free test demo on our website.

If you have any enquiries or questions please do call 08456 171 500 or email us at info@alfiesoft.com