Articles about Assessment
For the staffroom
We need to Talk about LISA
RE is not yet free of the curse of levels, argues Dr Mark Chater, the Director of the Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. ‘Grade me, grade me!’ wails Lisa Simpson. This bright 8-year-old has just shown some artwork to her...
For the staffroom
This article is for paying subscribers Assessment after levels using SOLO taxonomy
Broughton is an 11–16 state secondary school with around 900 students on roll. In Year 7, some RE is taught by non-specialist teachers (from within the Humanities faculty). Years 8, 9 and GCSE students are taught by...
For the classroom
Assessment SOS?
Alice Sarbicki, teacher of RE at Redland Green School, uses The Great British Bake Off as a metaphor for the assessment challenges RE teachers face presently. All a piece of cake? Well, not really. Although the...