This course is comprised of a suite of pre-recorded presentations and a follow up webinar. Registered participants will be able to download a suite of pre-recorded presentations early in the 2025 Spring Term. It is recommended that schools then ensure senior leaders and all relevant members of staff have access to these presentations to ensure the school adopts a robust strategic approach to KS1 and KS2 statutory assessment and reporting processes. The suite of presentations will include the following:  

• Statutory Assessment overview 
• Assessment administration and maladministration 
• Teacher assessment and moderation
• Data submission 
• EYFS 

• Statutory assessment updates since the publication of the suite of presentations
• A brief refresher on the key aspects schools should be considering prior to test administration and data submission 
• A question and answer session

Pupils will: 

• benefit from secure and robust assessment processes in their school 

• gain an insight into the assessment requirements for 2024/2025 
• be able to identify considerations and implications for their own school assessment arrangements

• be secure in their statutory assessment and reporting arrangements and processes for 2024/2025

Senior Leaders and Assessment Leaders

This five-day course includes the following:

Week 1

• What is ASD? Sharing our experiences of ASD

Week 2

• Theories linked to Autism - personal experiences and sensory sensitivities

Week 3

• Communication - Strategies to Assist

Week 4

• Approaches and Strategies

Week 5

• Managing Behaviour, Emotion and Anxiety
• Difficulties with Pupils with an ASD

Pupils will:

• be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction and access to all areas of the curriculum

Practitioners will:

• have deeper understanding of autism and how it affects children and their families
• be equipped with a range of strategies to support children with autism in mainstream primary school

Settings will:

• have staff who have a greater understanding of best practice in relation to children with autism as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included
  
  

Staff supporting pupils with an ASD in primary schools, SENCOs/Teachers & Teaching Assistants

This session will be an opportunity for year 5 teachers to work with colleagues from other Royal Greenwich schools and consider the end of year 5 National Curriculum expectations for mathematics.  

During the session participants will:

• consider the end of year 5 National Curriculum expectations for mathematics
• through professional dialogue, benchmark their pupil's work 
• be able to identify any gaps in pupils' attainment or curriculum provision
• share examples and good practice with colleagues.

Pupils will:

• be enabled and supported to reach expectations appropriate to their ability and in line with similar pupils nationally

Practitioners will:

• benchmark their judgements with other schools against national standards

Settings will:

• be secure in their teacher assessment judgements for year 5 mathematics

Year 5 teachers