UKLA Viewpoints: Assessing English
Assessment of English is necessary but should not only (or always) be ‘high stakes’ i.e. assessment which holds individuals or schools to account.
On a day-to-day basis, assessment of English should primarily be to understand what students know and can do in order to support their future learning.
There are four main purposes for assessment:
- to help students while they are learning
- to find out what students have learnt at a particular point in time
- to identify any significant problems that individual students might be experiencing or address any causes for concern
- to reflect on the effectiveness of the taught curriculum with groups of students against defined goals.
You can download the full UKLA Viewpoint below.
