Assessment for Learning course
Develop your teachers' knowledge of Assessment for Learning and how to apply it.
- Course length: 5 hours
- Suitable for all teachers
Course overview
In this online training course we'll give a definition of Assessment for Learning (AFL), outlining the different types of AFL. We'll discuss the links between planning and AFL, looking at how pupils are assessed both in and outside the classroom. We'll explore the importance of questioning and differentiation in AFL and look at how we assess progress in the classroom and set targets for pupils' improvement. We'll examine forms of assessment and major changes in assessment in the UK at the present time and over previous years.
This course will help your teachers to:
- Define Assessment for Learning and identify recent changes
- Identify different types of assessments
- Plan for learning and plan assessment
- Apply assessment and identify signs of progress in learning
- Apply pupils' self-assessment
- Analyse and apply target settings
This course is available as part of our professional studies training package, which contains over 50 online courses covering everything your staff need to improve their classroom practice and develop critical thinking skills.
To get a quote for your school simply fill in the short enquiry form and we'll be in touch.
Access our AFL course and monitor learning through our learning platform, Tes Develop
Our Assessment for Learning course – and all our professional studies courses – are delivered through our online learning platform, Tes Develop, giving your teachers the flexibility to access learning wherever and whenever it suits them and your school.
The Assessment for Learning course is divided into nine clear, concise modules and teachers can save their progress as they go, enabling them to fit training around their other commitments.
Teachers will receive five CPD accreditation points and a downloadable certificate on completion.
You can monitor learning and evidence training with our built-in reporting suite.
Connect your teachers with our learning community
Studying online doesn't mean studying alone. In our discussion forum your teachers can discuss the course content, ask questions, share their views and talk about best practice with other teachers from around the world.
100% of teachers would recommend our AFL course to their colleagues*
The course has inspired me and has given me a new perspective in terms of assessment.
It supported my understanding of assessment for learning and gave me more ideas to apply in class.
I've been practicing AFL in my lessons but I think I've got some ideas of self assessment which I think I would use.
The videos reflected many aspects needed for our teaching and learning process.
*Assessment for Learning course feedback: November 2020
Other assessment for learning courses
These additional assessment for learning courses are also included in our professional studies package.
Unlocking Assessment for Learning (with Mike Gershon)
This 1-2-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Consider how to allow pupils to engage with content on their own terms, taking ownership of their learning in the process
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Consider how a pupil who regulates their own behaviour is more likely to be independent
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Promote self-regulation by teaching pupils strategies which they can then employ
Assessment in the Early Years
This 5-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Apply strategies to support effective formative assessment
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Relate the statutory requirements for assessment in the EYFS Framework to practice and provision
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Apply research to assessment procedures
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Evaluate judgements against age-related expectations/developmental milestones
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Analyse and accurately interpret data
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Demonstrate the role of dialogue in assessment strategies
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Demonstrate an understanding of observational assessment
Assessment for Learning to Facilitate Inquiry Based Learning
This 5-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Define Assessment for Learning
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Identify different types of assessments
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Plan for learning and plan for assessment
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Apply assessment and identify signs of progress in learning
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Apply pupils’ self-assessment
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Analyse and apply target settings
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