Perfect Assessment (for Learning)

Claire Gadsby describes herself as an innovator, educator and motivator. A teaching and learning consultant and trainer with over 15 years' classroom experience, she collaborates with numerous schools every year to raise their levels of achievement. Much of her work involves working alongside teachers in classrooms, and her areas of expertise include Assessment for Learning (AfL), whole-school literacy and demonstrating pupil progress. Jan Evans is an education consultant with over 30 years' experience of working in education. She was the lead Assessment for Learning (AfL) consultant in Oxfordshire and has co-authored materials for the Secondary National Strategy. Her other specialist areas of expertise include promoting autonomous learning and developing interactive pedagogy and personal learning and thinking skills.Jan regularly works with school leadership teams to develop strategic approaches to school improvement and leads a range of whole-school training programmes. She also coaches and mentors teachers at all stages of their careers.She is committed to helping teachers reclaim their creativity and prides herself on being able to motivate them through her sense of humour, practical approach and enthusiasm for innovative teaching and learning strategies. Jackie Beere MBA OBE worked as a newspaper journalist before starting a career in teaching and school leadership. She was awarded the OBE in 2002 for developing innovative learning programmes. Since 2006 she has been offering training in the latest strategies for learning, developing emotionally intelligent leadership and growth mindsets. She is the author of several bestselling books on teaching, learning and coaching, as well as being a qualified Master Practitioner in NLP.

• Table of Contents: 1. Beware the AfL 'Buffet' 2. Sharing Learning Intentions 3. Success Criteria: The 'Cinderella' Aspect of AfL 4. Engineering Effective Classroom Discussions 5. Formative Feedback 6. Activating Learners as Resources for Each Other 7. Activating Learners as Owners of their Own Learning 8. Demonstrating Effective AfL Progress to Ofsted and Other Stakeholders 9. How to Work Effectively with Parents 10. Winning Hearts and Minds: How to Successfully Embed AfL across the Whole School 11. Key Messages: Moving Forward Checklist for Perfect Assessment for Learning