Assessment Policy Rationale To ensure that the assessment of all work aligns with IBO and CIE requirements, is clear and has set procedures to promote good practice and deal with malpractice.
WHOLE SCHOOL POLICIES
Aims
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To ensure the quality of all assessment and reporting for all programmes.
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To support academic honesty and good practice by providing clear guidelines for all staff and students.
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To provide a cohesive guideline for all staff and students in relation to assessment and reporting.
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To provide timely, ongoing and appropriate recording and reporting of student progress that aligns with the assessment philosophy for each programme of study.
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The school communicates its assessment philosophy, policy and procedures to the school community through:
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Parent & Student Handbook
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An IBDP guidebook, which is supplied to all IBDP students.
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A CIE guidebook, which is supplied to all CIE students.
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Information sessions with parents – at the start of the academic year Secondary Information Session and also at the Information Evenings for IGCSE and IBDP.
Assessment Principles and Practice Assessment is multi-dimensional and on-going. It encapsulates both formal and informal components (formative and summative) in order to consider the whole person. Whilst the main purpose of assessment is to give necessary feedback so that students and all other stakeholders can measure the knowledge, strengths and weaknesses of the student, it is primarily to reveal attainment and progress. A second important aspect of this is to show students a clear pathway to improving attainment and growing progress through motivation. Assessment goes hand in hand with teaching and learning. The three are inextricably bound and therefore each component is deemed to be interdependent. What is important is that the student, their needs, skills and learning styles are at the centre of everything. The process informs teachers, students and parents of each student’s strengths and requirements so that future planning and teaching can be tailored to student needs. Teachers need to be mindful of the following: •
Assessment of learning – what we have learned. Parent Student Handbook - Update August 2022
