Powerful Assessment and Feedback
Our commitment to Powerful Assessment and Feedback
Our assessment and feedback principles and procedures are an essential part of how we help you to achieve excellence in your studies. We are committed to assessing your skills, knowledge and understanding through regular and frequent assessment within class and independent study tasks. Assessment varies from exam style questions, mini quizzes, group work and presentations to more formal Year 12 progression and Year 13 mock exams and BTEC written assignments.
Students complete Key Assessments every half term. In addition, BTEC students complete assignment-based projects throughout the year, in line with the specifications. This regular assessment supports the transfer of knowledge and skills from short-term memory to long-term memory, helping to pinpoint where interventions from teaching staff are necessary and can have impact, and to develop your confidence, resilience and knowledge.
Assessment is at the heart of teaching and learning at Solihull Sixth Form College – We set high expectations of what you can achieve and are committed to supporting you to be the best that you can be. Purposeful, regular and deep assessment will support you to build links between previous learning and develop your ability to transfer knowledge and skills to different situations.
Assessment is consistent, reliable and transparent – There are clear and consistent processes for the setting, marking, grading and moderation of Key Assessments or internal BTEC assignment work. BTEC assignments are assessed in line with the exam board regulations.
Assessment is challenging but appropriate – You are encouraged to have high expectations of what you can achieve. Challenge in education is the provision of difficult work that causes you to think deeply and engage in healthy struggle.
Assessment outcomes are meaningful and accessible – Substantial pieces of assessment will be graded so that you have reliable information on your progress. A level work will be graded A*-U and BTEC and T level will be graded Distinction* – Pass. Your parents/guardians will be able to access this information through Arbor.