Assessment for Learning & Special Educational Needs

Assessment

Every child at St. John’s is monitored for achievement.  All teachers keep records of each child’s achievements and experiences in all of the National Curriculum areas.  More formal assessments are conducted in Literacy, Numeracy and Science and scores are monitored to ensure progression across the school.  Teachers use this valuable information to inform the next steps in individual and group learning and to set next step learning targets.

Teachers feedback to parents about each child’s achievement through Termly progress reports and parents evenings.  Reports and Assessments are stored in a file for each child and passed onto their next teacher or school.

In their first year at school children are assessed by their reception class teacher and a Foundation stage profile is completed.  At the end of year 2 and year 6 all children are assessed using the statutory standard assessment tasks (SAT’S) the results of which are passed on to parents with the Summer Term report.  The children at St. John’s also set non-statutory Assessment Tasks at the end of years 3 to 5.

St John’s uses an excel based computer program called Target Tracker to monitor the results of these assessments.

If you have any concerns about your child’s progress during the year the teacher will be pleased to make an appointment to discuss this with you.

Special Needs

Most children have a special educational need at some point during their school career and it is important to recognise and address the need as soon as possible.  Needs may be related to emotional difficulties, learning or behaviour.

The school will have regard to the SEN Code of Practice when considering each child’s needs.  Parents are informed, consulted and involved at all times.

Children for whom there is a concern are supported initially by the Class Teacher who will provide differentiated work and monitor progress.  If there is no evidence of progress the class teacher will discuss the matter with the SEN Co-ordinator and if necessary the child will have an Individual Education Plan.  Wherever possible children will receive extra help from the school support staff.

If needs persist permission may be sought to involve other professionals eg. School nurse, speech and Language therapist and Educational Psychologist.