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AfL National Strategy
The Assessment for Learning (AfL) strategy is now live and materials are ready to download.
The Assessment for Learning (AfL) strategy is now live and ready to download or order from Online Publications on TeacherNet.
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The AfL strategy is designed to support schools in using assessment information to improve and plan provision, as well as improving the quality of the assessment process itself. Aimed primarily at teachers and school leaders, it sets out aims and objectives for each year, describing how the strategy will be delivered and giving details of the resources available to schools.
AfL practices such as target-setting, pupil self-assessment and peer assessment have been adopted by three quarter of schools already. It is also one of the aspects which can make the most difference to children's achievement when planned effectively. The aim of the AfL strategy is to make use of tracking and AfL tools and techniques truly universal across all schools.
The AfL strategy, underpinned by £150m of Government funding over the next three years, has been jointly developed by the DCSF, the National Strategies and QCA, together with the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors.
Personalised Learning - A Practical Guide
This publication was developed to support schools in implementing personalised learning and to help them move to a system based on progression, underpinned by assessment for learning, with relevant interventions such as one-to-one support.