Marking at Abbey

Marking policy UKS2

English: Writing  Live mark a key feature or two which is specified in planning  Pick up other corrections; incorrect spellings, punctuation, capital letters, tense, wrong word, missing words  Use abbreviations ; sp, p, CL, t, w, ^) orange underline to show this, transitioning to abbreviation in the margin by the end of year 4.  Teacher led Self and Peer Editing/improving for the children to review the whole paragraph. Only the author has a pen in their hand, but hold a conversation with their partner to make agreed changes in the alternate lines.  SA or PA to be written in purple pen once per week respectively, with clear reference to the Target and the Steps to Success.  Teacher to model clear and effective self and peer assessment. (class specific)  The children will be using purple highlighters to highlight the Steps to Success.  When a teacher has used the orange highlighter during live marking, the children will be expected to amend their work within the lesson.  The green highlighter in English will mean the children have completed something well but this could still be improved further.  Books to have date and title each day week 1 and 2, with an overarching title for week 3. Targets and Steps to Success to be evident on notebooks every day.  Gap Tasks used as and when required.  Class teachers must acknowledge the wow writing with a sticker. Maths:  Live mark as specified in planning  If/when possible at the end of the lesson go through answers with whole class or have a check sheet for children to mark.  Check sheet for challenges (children to check)  The class teachers will live mark during these lessons.  When highlighting; pink -answer correct , green- answer supported/corrected and orange- answer incorrect will be used in their books.  Peer and self-assessment will be completed in purple pen with a stem related/process related comment.  Only the author can write in their book. For peer assessment, the children will need to specify who assessed their work.  Clarify what children feel confident (close books), worried, unsure (leave your book open) may Gap task, surgery those children. If more than a handful, go over it in the next lesson.  Gap tasks will only be set when relevant/needed.

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