Matthew Norris Assessment and the new curriculum.

Matthew Norris

Assessment and the new curriculum

• To Increase the number of Capita SIMS pre-defined resources that schools can import and use immediately.

• Enhance functionality where possible to improve usability and make SIMS Assessment easier to use.

• Provide useful ‘one click’ analysis reports for schools

Vision and Roadmap for 2014-15

Aims

Resources available now

Templates, Tracking Grids & Analysis• Early Years Foundation Stage• Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

(levels and points)

Progress Grids• KS1 and KS2 New Curriculum

Schools can import and start using straight away

This year enhancements already include

• New Resources:Templates, tracking grids, analysis grids and progress grids that schools can import and use straight away

• Increased Functionality:Features to improve productivity, efficiency, aid analysis and change requests

So, what Resources are available now?

Resources available now

Templates, Tracking Grids & Analysis• Early Years Foundation Stage• Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

(levels and points)

Progress Grids • KS1 and KS2 New Curriculum

Schools can import and start using straight away

• Curriculum statement customisation options• Secondary AWOL solution• Reporting enhancements• Productivity enhancements• Out-of-the-box resources• Customer change requests• AWOL – added to the Teacher App• New Statutory reporting requirements

Vision and Roadmap for 2015-16

Aims

Assessment in SIMS is evolving

What changes have been made to support the New Curriculum?

Progress Grid: New CurriculumSubjects tabs split further in Autumn

Progress Grid: New CurriculumOverall judgement now available

Looking at the current gradesets values, do you agree to the following change: Extend the values of ‘CAS Overall’ gradeset to extend from EYFS through KS1, KS2, KS3

Gradeset Values for Overall Judgement

Autumn 2014 Spring 2015

9M Curriculum Year 9 Mastered (value = 36)9S Curriculum Year 9 Secure (value = 35)9D Curriculum Year 9 Developing (value = 34)--2M Curriculum Year 2 Mastered (value = 8)2S Curriculum Year 2 Secure (value = 7)2D Curriculum Year 2 Developing (value = 6)2E Curriculum Year 2 Emerging (value = 5)1M Curriculum Year 1 Mastered (value = 4)1S Curriculum Year 1 Secure (value = 3)1D Curriculum Year 1 Developing (value = 2)1E Curriculum Year 1 Emerging (value = 1)WT Working Towards NC (value = 0.5)U Unable to Assess (value = Null)N/A (value = Null)-

9M Curriculum Year 9 Mastered (value = 58)9S Curriculum Year 9 Secure (value = 57)9D Curriculum Year 9 Developing (value = 56)--2M Curriculum Year 2 Mastered (value = 30)2S Curriculum Year 2 Secure (value = 29)2D Curriculum Year 2 Developing (value = 28)2E Curriculum Year 2 Emerging (value = 27)1M Curriculum Year 1 Mastered (value = 26)1S Curriculum Year 1 Secure (value = 25)1D Curriculum Year 1 Developing (value = 24)1E Curriculum Year 1 Emerging (value = 23)WT Working Towards NC (value = 22)U Unable to Assess (value = Null)N/A (value = Null)

EYFS2s Expected secure (value = 22)2 Expected (value = 21)40-60s 40-60months secure (value = 20)Etc...

Progress Grid: New Curriculum

Bullet-point Gradeset updated

No Levels

• ‘below expected’ becomes Emerging = just starting to learn knowledge or skill• ‘At expected’ becomes Developing = increasing understanding• ‘Above expected’ becomes Secure = achieved the knowledge or skill• New Grade ‘Mastered’ to indicate when a child is using and applying skill(s) across the curriculum

Looking at the current gradeset values, do you agree that we should amend the values to ‘CAS APP Bullets’ gradeset to use 1 point increments –consistent with others used

Gradeset Values for statements

Autumn 2014 Spring 2015

- M Mastered (value = 2)- S Secure (value = 1)- D Developing (value = 0.5)- E Emerging (value = 0.3)- U Unable to assess (value = Null)

- M Mastered (value = 4)- S Secure (value = 3)- D Developing (value = 2)- E Emerging (value = 1)- U Unable to assess (value = Null)

Track knowledge and skills for all subjects

Resource Progress Grid – New Curriculum • All Core and Foundation subjects• Knowledge by subject and strand• End of year and end of key stage expectations• Statutory and non statutory guidance

Consultations - Feedback

• Need efficient way to manage assessments • Instant analysis, evidence of progress• Want to move away from progress grids

teachers find them time-consuming

Outcome• New solution available for Spring...

What is the next phase for the New Curriculum in SIMS going to look like?

SIMS and the New Curriculum

• Select a subject


• Select a strand


• Choose the term for assessment


• Choose the year group to review


• Select the relevant academic year

• New screen to display knowledge and skills descriptors• Ability to select assessment period for data entry• Quick data entry for individuals or groups• Set current targets (teaching focussed)• New summary row definitions• New summary columns

Linked analysis and reports

Spring 2015

New Style Screen - Display Descriptors

Example Marksheet

EXAMPLE


• Enter your judgments for this term



Spring 2015

Select Assessment Period

• Apply global resultset to marksheet• Ensures data is recorded for the right period of time• Removes need to duplicate columns for each term

Example Marksheet

EXAMPLE


• Change terms to review / assess

Viewing Historical information

• Visual indication to highlight achievement not recorded within this assessment period

Example Marksheet

EXAMPLE


• Review historically entered data for your class


• Record achievement for last years NC for current year


• Record achievement for current NC for current year



Spring 2015

Quick data entry

• Allow for Data Entry against an individual child for all skills or whole group for one skill

Example Marksheet

EXAMPLE



Spring 2015

Set ‘Current Targets’

• Only applies to the new knowledge statement columns• Y indicates a focus skill during this assessment period • ‘Set current target’ value can help schools calculate

progress for the skills they are specifically focusing on



Spring 2015

New Summary Row Definitions

• Only applies to the new knowledge statement columns• Displays both the number and percentage of pupils

achieving a particular skill

Example Marksheet

EXAMPLE



Spring 2015

New Summary Columns

• % of last years expectations achieved• % of end of this year expectations achieved• % of current ‘targets’ achieved

Example Marksheet

EXAMPLE

How will attainment and progress information be reported?


Example Reports

• Run a report

Group overview – Subject / StrandExample 'New Curriculum' Summary showing progress

Ability to review• Cohort• Boys • Girls • EAL • SEN • G&TEtc.

Example Reports

Group overview - SubjectExample 'New Curriculum' Summary showing progress

Ability to review• Cohort• Boys • Girls • EAL • SEN • G&TEtc.

Example Reports

What does the removal of National Curriculum Levels mean for SIMS?

New National Curriculum and SIMS

In the Product:• Comprehensive solution for tracking knowledge

and skills against the New Curriculum• Resources for maintaining levels and points

New National Curriculum and SIMS

• SIMS Assessment is a flexible system that can be tailored to suit emerging requirements

• Schemes can be tweaked or adapted to evolve as more evidence of what ‘good looks like’ becomes known.

• September 2014 National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) published ‘Beyond levels, alternative approach developed by teaching schools’ (p31)

Manchester 11th November 2014

Assessment Software Consultancy Group

Performance Descriptors

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/performance-descriptors-key-stages-1-and-2

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/performance-descriptors-key-stages-1-and-2

Assessment changes

Statutory Reporting• New statutory reporting KS1 and KS2

SIMS Assessment will satisfy all statutory obligations:• Accommodate statutory reporting through all Key Stages• Ability to record attainment against performance descriptors• Produce analysis to review key groups against national

expectations and new floor standards

Assessment changes

Challenges: Increased accountability measures - DfE

2013 2014 2015

% 60 65 85

5

25

45

65

85

Floor Standards Outcomes in 2013

% schools where 60% pupils attained L4+ RWM:

90%

% schools where 85% pupils attained L4b RM + L4 W:

10%

Progress will be key measure

Assessment changes

New Statutory Reporting• EYFS Profile replaced with baseline test• Schools who opt out of test measured on attainment only

SIMS Assessment will satisfy all statutory obligations:• Accommodate statutory reporting through all Key Stages• Allow for the tracking of pupil progress from EYFS upwards• Produce analysis to review key groups against national

expectations and new floor standards

New Features in SIMS...

Highlights

Some of the new Features introduced into SIMS this year

Summer: • Mapping Tool• Aspect swapping on Templates

Autumn: • SIMS School Report

Mapping Tool

• Enables schools to match their own Aspects, Resultsets and Gradesets to those provided by Capita

Why is this useful?• Drives linked analysis in the SIMS School Report• Populates Capita Pre-Defined resources

• Marksheets• Tracking Grids• Analysis• Discover

Assessment Mapping Facility - Aspects

Mapping Tool

Assessment Mapping Facility - Resultsets

Mapping Tool

Assessment Mapping Facility - Gradesets

Mapping Tool

Further Mapping Tool updates for Autumn

• Aspect no Result Set to Aspect and Result Set• Export and Import• Delete and Clone• KS4 Aspects

How can this help?Speeds up resource creation by swapping like-for-like aspects when cloning

Aspect Swapping

SIMS School Report and Assessment

New SIMS School Report

• The new School Report provides an instant overview of your school based on the latest data held in SIMS, giving school leadership and governors insight into areas of strength and weakness to inform their decisions.

• Includes Assessment

Your questions and feedback?

Rachael [email protected]

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