Jewish Learning
Each morning, our pupils begin the day with the Shema, a special Jewish prayer that reminds us to live and lead with kindness.
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We encourage parents to learn the Shema with your child and share it at home. To help, we’ve prepared two short videos:
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EYFS & KS1
KS2
Practicing together is a wonderful way to support your child’s learning, strengthen family connection, and make the Shema a joyful part of everyday life.
What do we assess?
In Early Years, 7 areas are assessed regularly on an on-going basis:
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Prime Areas
Communication and language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional
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Specific Areas
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Art and Design
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Year 1 - 6
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The biggest focus is on assessment of the core subjects:
Literacy (reading and writing) and Numeracy are assessed in most depth.
Other subjects are assessed at the end of each topic either through the use of a quiz around the key concepts taught, and for art, PE and design and technology we assess against criteria given.
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How do we assess children's learning
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Two kinds of assessment:
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Formative
Dialogue​
Observations
Children's answers
Marking
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Summative
Tests
Formal Assessments
All children also sit national statutory tests.
These are:
Phonics (Year 1, with any resits taking place in Year 2)
Multiplication Tables Check (Year 4)
End of KS2 SATs (maths, reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling).
These results are compiled nationally for schools and parents to benchmark to. Writing is also assessed and reported at the end of KS1 and KS2 and this is done through marking against clear shared criteria. The teachers' judgements are moderated, and at times, the judgements are moderated by an external advisor as part of a checking exercise.
We also sit tests on a termly basis in Maths, Reading and GPS (spelling, punctuation and grammar) from the end of Year 1 upwards. This process supports children in building their test technique as they move up the school.
Writing is assessed half-termly against year group national curriculum objectives.