Sir Alan Steer

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Sir Alan Steer

• Headteacher
• Seven Kings High School
• London Borough of Redbridge

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Seven Kings High School

• A 15 year journey towards Formative Assessment

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The school

• Comprehensive
• Urban location
• 1360 students on roll
• 75 English as an additional language
• 20 Free school meals
• Inclusion disabled access initiative

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Core beliefs (non negotiable)

• Schools exist for children
• The receipt of a high quality education is a
  right
• All children are capable of achievement
• The potential of each individual is an unknown
  quantity
• Improvement is a continuous process

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Success Indicators

• Achievement outcomes across the age and ability
  range
• Quality of teaching and learning within the
  school
• Pupil attitudes and relationships
• Pupil pathways at 16 and 18
• Staff attitudes and relationships
• School contribution to education community

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Formative Assessment Creating the Culture

• Key Principles
• Focus on creative learning and teaching
  strategies
• Teaching through knowledge
• Teaching as a team
• Consistency not confusion
• Baseline expectations

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Formative Assessment Creating the Culture

• Key Elements
• Information exchange
• Student guidance
• Performance analysis
• Active student participation in the learning
  process
• Classroom management

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Does it work?

• High performance at all levels
• The Language of Learning
• Good social indicators - attendance - b
  ehaviour - relationships
• High teacher morale

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Not always
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Miss is building my confidence because she pushes
me to do things at first I think I cant and now
I know I can

• Shannon - Year 7
• Ari - 3rd year of teaching

I have been made to think about who I am as a
teacher and it has changed my practice. I no
longer just think about maths. I am now more
aware of the learning and the pupils being at the
centre of that
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High expectations are not enough. People need
to be shown how to achieve those expectations.
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