Primary Assessment Procedures

At the New Forest Small School we assess all aspects of each child’s development, from the personal, social and emotional, to the academic. At staff meetings each child is discussed in a holistic manner. The school’s assessment procedures for primary academic assessment are as follows -
Lower & Middle Primary
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Daily Assessment Through Observation & Class Discussion
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Regular Quizzes & Academic Challenges
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Weekly Individual Tuition Work
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Occasional Homework
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Learning logs and matrix of skills for maths/English
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Autumn and Summer Review with focus on Schools Framework of Aims
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Upper Primary
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Daily Assessment Through Observation & Class Discussion
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Each Half Term/term – Tests
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Regular Quizzes & Academic Challenges
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Weekly Individual Tuition Work
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Regular Homework
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Learning Logs, including childrens own self assessment, and matrix of skills for maths/English
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Autumn and Summer Review with focus on Schools Framework of Aims
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For a detailed guide to our assessment procedures please see our Assessment Policy.