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You have established what you want to teach your students. You have mapped and sequenced your curriculum. And now you’ve delivered it.

But how do you know if your students have learned it? How do you assess them to know which aspects of your curriculum have been successful? And what do you do about it?

Assessment is intrinsically bound with up curriculum. So it's vital to be clear on what you are assessing and why. But it's hard to work out what you are trying to be precise about.

In this Master Class Phil Stock, Deputy Headteacher and Director of Greenshaw Research School will share...

What every school leader needs to know about assessment.
What we mean by an assessment and its importance of purpose.
The difference between summative and formative assessment.
The advantages and disadvantages of different types of assessment tasks.
The relationship between curriculum and assessment – learning progressions.
The limitations and opportunity costs of assessment.

The mistakes people can typically make with assessment.

The forms of assessment schools should be focusing on.

How schools might improve their use of formative assessment.

How to approach developing a school-wide assessment framework.

What schools who already have an established programme might want to consider to help them develop their use of assessment further.

The essential further reading he recommends that have helped him (and English teacher by trade) develop his assessment literacy.

Phil Stock - Deputy Headteachers (Greenshaw High School) and Director of Greenshaw Research School.

Senior leaders who want to understand the foundational principles of assessment and overview of what they might need to put in place at different levels of their school to improve assessment practice

Middle leaders who want to learn more about the different type of assessment and they link to their curriculum in their areas.

In light of the uncertainty created by the pandemic and the additional strain this puts schools under, dates might be subject to change. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

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Curriculum and Assessment (by Greenshaw Research School)