Key Stage Two Expectations By the end of the year: From Year 3 to Year 6, children access the F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6

National Curriculum for their age range. We, at

Christ Church and St Peter’s, follow the Chris Quigley assessment system and children go

Basic 2 Basic 2 Basic 2 Basic

through two milestones in Key Stage 2. Years 3 Expected

Milestone 1 1 Milestone 1 Milestone

Advancing 2 Advancing Advancing 2 Advancing 2 Advancing

Milestone 3 3 Milestone Milestone 2 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 2 Milestone and 4 children are taught objectives and are When you get your child’s report, or talk to your assessed against Milestone 2 whilst children in child’s teacher perhaps at a parents evening, the Years 5 and 6 follow Milestone 3. teacher may start to use phrases such as “working at a basic level within their milestone

Children will be studying the same key objectives expectations”, or “working at a deep level of throughout their school journey, enabling a understanding within their milestone.”

deeper understanding and application of skills to They may tell you that your child is working below be fostered. the typical milestone expectation for their age; in this case they will probably give you some information about how they are helping your Children will be assessed against the appropriate child catch up, or “close the gap” with other milestone. However, we will now also assess children of their age, and what you can do at how deeply they are accessing their learning. home to help. There are three possible levels at which we will judge a child’s depth of learning: basic, advancing Children who are working below the expectations and deep. Children will show progress by for Year 1 of the new National Curriculum will be deepening their understanding throughout their assessed using the “P Scales” which break down milestone. learning into small steps. These have not changed. Your child’s teacher will be able to give you a Milestone 1 fuller explanation of the P scales if these are being B1 B2 A1 A2 D1 D2 Milestone 2 used for your child. B1 B2 A1 A2 D1 D2 If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Milestone 3 B1 B2 A1 A2 D1 D2 your child’s teacher or contact Mrs Evans. B=Basic A=Advancing D=Deep

National Curriculum 2014 Where can I find out more? Chris Quigley ‘Essentials’ Curriculum at Christ Further information about the new national Church and St Peter’s Primary This new curriculum is organised largely in year curriculum, the assessment arrangements group expectations, with the phrase “level” not for the EYFS, KS1 and 2, and the p scales, can be Foundation Stage being used to assess children’s attainment. found at; Children are now assessed formally on entry to the Instead, teachers will be assessing whether a www.gov.uk website then put “national curriculum” in search bar foundation stage and this assessment will form the child achieves the standard expected for their baseline assessment from which their progress www.gov.uk/government/organisations/standards through the school is monitored. year group. -and-testing-agency

There has been a huge shift in the culture of Key Stage One www.gov.uk/teacher-assessment-using-p-scales how teachers are expected to plan, teach and Children leave the Foundation Stage and begin a whole new, challenging curriculum. Children in Year assess pupils. Amount of curriculum covered is one and Year two follow Milestone 1 of the Chris now no indication as to the achievement of a Quigley assessment system based on the 2014 child. Assessment will take into account how Assessment Nationally National Curriculum. well a child accessed, processed and applied Teachers already assess children throughout the Year 1 their learning. How ‘deep’ a child’s knowledge year to help them in their planning for teaching Learning becomes more structured and challenging and understanding is is now the main indicator activities and identify the “next steps” in learning in Year 1 and continuous provision is phased out and the skills that are developed from this transfer in to of their attainment and progress. and this will become even more prevalent. National Curriculum subjects. Teachers are encouraged to stretch higher At the end of Year 1, the school will conduct a Assessment is often informal and may involve the statutory Phonics Screen Check. The check will take ability children within the year group teacher or perhaps a support assistant observing place in June and your child will read 40 words out expectations by, for example, applying skills in the child in a variety of situations, talking to them loud to a teacher. This will inform future planning investigative work rather than moving on to the and interventions. If your child needs a little more and questioning them to check out their next year group expectations. help they will opportunity to sit the check again in understanding, and of course marking their work. Year 2. Teachers can, however, move a child on to the This is sometimes called “assessment for learning” next year group expectations in the curriculum, because it helps children to learn well. Year 2 Following Year 1, children now access a more if they feel this is appropriate and the child has These assessment methods will continue - but structured routine. Year two children access all areas proved that they have mastered a deep level of teachers will be thinking about the new national of the National Curriculum. Children are encouraged understanding which can be applied throughout to be independent learners through a variety of curriculum framework in their planning, teaching learning methods. their learning. This will be unusual, especially as and assessments from now on. the new curriculum has built in a higher level of At the end of Year 2, children sit the statutory challenge than the previous curriculum. assessments in reading, writing and maths. These are commonly known as Key Stage 1 SATs.