North East York Partnership

How can we promote cross phase

debate and shared learning?
Vicky Umpleby
Beci McCrea
John Tomsett
North East York Partnership

North East York

Partnership

Raising the bar at KS2

Unrealistic expectations?

Raising the bar at KS2

Unrealistic expectations?

2012 reading KS2

2016 reading KS2

2012 grammar KS2

2016 grammar KS2

Raising the bar at KS2 How

have we done it in our school?

No differentiation (trial in Year 6).

Child-led marking and
assessment.
Skills-based curriculum.
Basic skills.
Whole school topics.
The same expectation of all
children.

Raising the bar at KS2 How

have we done it in our school?

Whole school initiatives.

Dialogue / coaching based
progress meetings.
Topic related writing.
Parental involvement open
sessions.
Teacher write-along.
Child inspired ideas for freewriting .

ENGLISH AND
MATHEMATICS

Nov 2013
(F)

GCSE
2015

Evaluate how the writer has created these

impressions.

Mathematics

Q6

Q6 - Foundation Paper
2013

Q6 New GCSE
(Specimen)

The new style

questions?

Probability;
Solving equations;
Proofs;
Algebra
But is it new

Our cross-phase project

The key to assessment is the
word itself. It comes from the
Latin verb assidire: to sit
beside. We are sitting beside a
piece of writing and observing
its qualities. We are finding a
common language to talk
about those qualities.

Our cross-phase project

The starting point
Conquering the fear of freedom.
Aim to create our own portfolio of
expected standard of work.

Overarching Principles of
Assessment
The primary objective of our assessment
system is to improve students learning;
A move towards a system of formative
assessment;
A move away from simply charting attainment,
and towards charting progress relative to a
students starting point;
A focus on the Growth Mindset ideals;
An end of year examination in Years 7, 8 and 9;
Flexibility to allow for subject level distinctions.

Fixed
Growth
Look clever at all Learn at all costs
costs
When responding When responding
to setbacks, hide
to setbacks,
mistakes and
confront and
deficiencies
learn from
mistakes and
deficiencies
It should come
Work hard, effort
naturally
is key

PEA
Macbeth had an outrageous ambition to
be king; he was intrigued and wanted to
know more about how he would be
king.This quickly switched his ambition
on and he believed that one day he would
be king. Therefore, he takes it upon
himself to kill the king and claims the
throne, so that his ambition will not be
bothering him ever again. It was his
decision to kill Duncan. His own ambition
led him to kill the king - he was a bad
person.

PEA
Macbeth was intrigued and wanted to know
more about how he would be king. He had
an outrageous ambition to be king:
I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition.
In this soliloquy Shakespeare allows
Macbeth to reveal his motive. The word
vaulting suggests he will jump over
anything to be King. It was his decision to
kill Duncan. His own ambition pushed him
deep down he was an evil person from the
start.

Tips
Use a colon to introduce quotations;
Lay poetry out as poetry on the page;
Use the word Shakespeare in every Analysis
sentence;
If you use the word Macbeth meaning the play
then underline it;
Avoid telling the story too much I already know
it;
Look at the words in detail and what they
suggest;
Discuss the impact of the words on the audience.

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Why it works/benefits?
Long-term trust between schools;
Determination to put pupils interests
first;
Privileged learning over assessment;
Prioritised from head teacher level;
Fully funded regular meetings;
Confidence in numbers;
Great CPD;
Teaching enhanced by more accurate
assessment;
Moderated digital portfolio.

Unfettered teaching and

learning
Those of us who learn in the North
East York Partnership do so in a
culture of the possible. We do not
believe that anyone can achieve
anything; rather, we believe that
with dedication, industry and
know-how individuals can make
progress beyond what anyone,
including themselves, could have