EMBEDDING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME (EFA)

EmbeddingFormativeAssessment (EFA)is aprofessional development programme delivered by SSATthat aims to improve pupiloutcomes by embedding the use of formative assessment strategies across aschool.Schools receivedetailed resourcepacks to runmonthly workshops, known as Teacher LearningCommunities (TLC),and teachers conduct structured peer observationsfocusing on the useof formative assessment techniques.

Each monthly TLC lasts 75 minutes with agendasand materialsfocusing on five keyformativeassessment strategies: ‘clarifying,sharing andunderstanding learning intentions’;‘engineeringeffective classroom discussions andactivities’;

‘providing feedback thatmoves learning forward’;‘activating learnersasinstructional resources forone another’; and‘activating learnersasowners of their ownlearning’. Withineach of these high-levelconcepts, the TLChandouts introducemultiple formative assessmenttechniques for teachers to consider

Embedding FormativeAssessment has already been rigorously evaluated in aprevious Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) trial which produced positivefindings, so this project is focusedonscaling up the programme to support moreschools and pupils.

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