Thursday, 25 October 2007

What is an AiFL school?


"An AifL school is a place where everyone is learning together. It is a place where assessment is part of learning and teaching without dominating them. In an AifL school:
staff are skilled in using assessment to support learning and in planning next steps in consultation with pupils and their parents
pupils and staff are fully involved in planning, reflecting on and evaluating their own learning
there are sound procedures in place for quality assuring assessment judgements, and for using them as evidence to plan for improvement.
In an AifL school, therefore, learning and teaching need to be really well planned. By using formative assessment, reflective self-assessment and summative assessment – that is assessment FOR learning, assessment AS learning and assessment OF learning – as part of learning and teaching, schools can help pupils to achieve course aims and to develop their learning and thinking skills."

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