Ratcliffe-College-Key-Stage-3-Handbook-2016-2017

Assessment Policy
Why we have assessments:
To give information:
o To you about your performance.
o To your parents on your progress.
o To the teachers about his/her teaching strategies and their
effectiveness.
To identify underachievement and improve standards.
To recognise achievement and so motivate students and develop self
worth
To inform personal targets.
How you will be assessed:
Your teachers will base assessments on objective evidence. Most of these will
be formative so that areas for development can be identified and you can be
given guidance for improvement. There will be a variety of assessment
opportunities, e.g. essays, short and long answer written responses, tests,
School examinations, oral work, observations and practical work.
At specific times, there will be summative assessments to allow recording and
reporting of overall attainment. (School Reports, Studies Cards, School
Examinations and End of Key Stage assessments.)
School Examinations
Tests are routinely set in lessons during the year to assess knowledge and
understanding. In Years 7 to 9, each Year group will have class tests in the
autumn term and formal examinations towards the end of the academic year.
School tests and examinations will be recorded as a percentage and given an
attainment grade based on the categories as set out over page. In some of your
subjects you will have tests at the end of each unit of work. For more
information about this, please refer to the individual subject details (in the
Academic section).
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