Teaching and Learning

Assessments

To track pupil progress and ensure that they are in receipt of the correct support we carry out regular Trust Assessments. The level of expectation and frequency of these assessments increases from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4.

In Key Stage 3 pupils will have the following assessments.

English x 4

Maths x 4

Science x 2

Geography x 2

History x 2

French x 2

Computing x 2

To support pupils, staff will carry out revision sessions in class during the week before the assessment. Pupils will be informed by their teacher which lesson the Assessment will take place in. Pupils can use their Knowledge Organiser, any department specific revision materials or any online platforms to revise such as Sparx. KS3 Assessments for English and Maths will take place during the following weeks.

Assessment 1	Assessment 2	Assessment 3	Assessment 4
6^th– 17^th October	1^st– 19^th December	23^rd– 27^th March	8^th – 19^th June

The remaining core subjects will be assessed in the following weeks:

Assessment 1	Assessment 2
1^st– 19^th December	8^th– 19^th June

Key Stage 4 Year 10

In Year 10 pupils will be assessed at four assessment points for Maths and two assessment points for all other core subjects

Maths	Core
6^th– 17^th October 24^thNovember -5^th December 16^th – 20^th March 15^th– 26^th June	16^th20^th March 15^th– 26^th June

Key Stage 4 Year 11

Year 11 pupils have three sets of Trial examinations in the build up to their GCSE examinations.

Trial 1	Trial 2	Trial 3
6^th-17^th October (English and Maths)	24^th November -12th December (all subjects)	2^nd-13^th March (all subjects)