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Be able to observe and report on learner participation and progress

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That observing pupils is a very important part of your role and it is essential that you are able to do this, both in a formal way and informally too
About the various types of observation
That through observation you can see where a child‘s gaps in understanding might be and then meet them through further learning

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Find and read ‘How to make observations and assessments’ by Jackie Harding and Liz Meldon Smith, published by Hodder (2nd edition).N.B. You should be able to find a copy at your local library service.
This document from Warminster school gives an example of one setting’s ‘Assessment recording and reporting policy’. Read this document and compare it to the policies of your own setting.
Observe a pupil during a learning activity.
Click to visit the Department for Education's website about testing and assessment.
The Standards and testing agency has produced this document ‘The engagement model’ about using the engagement model to assess pupils who are working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and not engaged in subject-specific study at key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2).

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