{"id":4752,"date":"2019-09-03T09:59:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T09:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assessment360.org\/?p=4752"},"modified":"2023-06-07T11:04:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T11:04:48","slug":"setting-a-starting-point-for-progress-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assessment360.org\/cy\/2019\/09\/03\/setting-a-starting-point-for-progress-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting a starting point for progress this year"},"content":{"rendered":"
With the Common Inspection Framework from Estyn (September 2017) there has been a shift towards analysing progress made in school. Inspectors look at progress made in the current academic year, across the Key Stage\/Phase and since starting school.
\nIncerts can help you monitor progress, identify pupils falling behind, and put interventions in place to drive forward learning. Our\u00a0Help & Advice<\/a>\u00a0section has lots of ideas to help, in particular the\u00a0Tracking Progress<\/a>\u00a0page.The Year 3 conundrum<\/strong>
\nIncerts uses a pupil\u2019s scores from the end of the previous year as the starting point from which to record current year progress \u2013 without a \u2018previous score\u2019, progress cannot be measured. Normally, this isn\u2019t a problem because pupils are usually assessed against the same descriptors year-to-year. However, when a pupil moves from being assessed against Outcomes in the Foundation Phase to Levels in Key Stage 2, things get a little bit tricky.With the *old* descriptors, Outcomes 4, 5 and 6 \u201caligned\u201d with Levels 1, 2 and 3. Whilst the link was tentative and much debated, Incerts was able to transfer information to aid progress tracking in Year 3.<\/p>\n

Then, Welsh Government produced \u201crecalibrated Outcomes\u201d in 2015 when the Reception Baseline was introduced. Last year was the first year where pupils were assessed against these more challenging descriptors at the end of Year 2, and then transitioned to KS2 Levels in Year 3 \u2013 as expected, it has thrown up a variety of issues!<\/p>\n

Following this change, the \u2018alignment\u2019 has been completely broken and Year 3 teachers will always begin the year with no Year 2 ticks on the Assess pages. Consequently, there is no \u2018previous score\u2019 on the same scale, and so Incerts has no starting point for measuring progress in Year 3.<\/p>\n

In order to accurately demonstrate pupils\u2019 progress in Year 3, we therefore recommend setting an \u2018on-entry\u2019 assessment at the beginning of Year 3. The obvious benefit is that you\u2019ll create a \u2018previous score\u2019 for each pupil, against the same descriptors (KS2 Levels) \u2013 you\u2019ll then be comparing like with like.<\/p>\n

So how can I do this on Incerts?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve developed a way for teachers to record an initial assessment for pupils in Year 3, and then push it back to create this starting point.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the year, Year 3 teachers should spend some time observing their new pupils, and if possible, work with the Year 2 teacher to establish what they can do. When ready, teachers should record their initial assessments on Incerts (this will have an impact on workload of course, so your school may decide to do this in literacy and numeracy only, or just the core subjects, for example).<\/p>\n

Once recorded, someone with Admin rights must set the assessments as the starting point. They need to go to\u00a0Edit<\/strong>\u00a0and then\u00a0Edit School<\/strong>, and hover over the \u2018advanced feature\u2019 next to the\u00a0Set On-Entry<\/strong>\u00a0button and click the link that appears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u200b1.\u00a0Select \u201cAll of Yr 3\u201d in the \u201cClass\/Group\u201d dropdown
\n\u200b2.\u00a0Tick boxes for the pupils you wish to create a starting point for (or\u00a0Select All<\/strong>)
\n\u200b3.\u00a0Press\u00a0Move Ticks<\/strong><\/div>\n
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\n\u200b5. Confirm the operationAll assessments recorded to this point in Year 3 will then be pushed back so that they appear in the previous year (i.e. Year 2). Teachers will notice that the ticks will have changed from the green colour (denoting Year 3) to orange (Year 2), and they will be able to record pupils\u2019 progress through the rest of the year against this starting point.Setting an \u2018On-Entry\u2019 Assessment for Nursery PupilsSchools with a Foundation Phase will already be aware of the process for setting the Reception Baseline on Incerts. But some schools also have a Nursery setting, and since Estyn might be interested in seeing progress \u201csince starting school\u201d, it can be useful to record an \u2018On-Entry\u2019 assessment when Nursery pupils start at your school.<\/p>\n

To do this, Nursery teachers need to record what pupils can do when they first start at the school. Then, much like the process described above for Year 3, someone with Admin Right needs to set the assessments as the starting point.<\/p>\n

For the new pupils that start in September, simply click the\u00a0Set On-Entry<\/strong>\u00a0button on\u00a0Edit School<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Set On-Entry<\/strong>\u00a0button can only be pressed once each academic year. So, for late starters or staggered intakes, you will need an extra step to record their On-Entry positions:<\/p>\n

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  1. Again, someone with Admin rights needs to go to\u00a0Edit<\/strong>\u00a0and then\u00a0Edit School<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Hover over the \u2018advanced feature\u2019 next to the (now greyed out)\u00a0Set On-Entry<\/strong>\u00a0button and click the link that appears<\/li>\n
  3. Use the \u201cClass\/Group\u201d dropdown to select \u201cAll of Nrsry\u201d or a specific Nursery class<\/li>\n
  4. Tick boxes for the pupils you wish to create a starting point for<\/li>\n
  5. Press\u00a0Move Ticks<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Read the message and tick the box to confirm you have understood the warning<\/li>\n
  7. Confirm the operation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more information, please see\u00a0Setting Baseline & On-Entry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    We hope this is clear and helpful, but as always, we\u2019re here to help \u2013 if you have any questions, please contact our Support Team.<\/p>\n

    Adam Wilkinson, Support Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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