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| A display recently created by Mrs Mistry to exemplify the quality of our Key Stage 1 writing and how effective feedback is central to that |
We routinely see displays in schools that exemplify the best outcomes created by children but how often do we get to see the feedback given by the teachers that has formed part of the fantastic learning journey that teacher and child have been on? Post it notes with personal targets- feedback against criteria for success- positive praise- double ticks where targets have been met- are all part of a consistent marking policy for writing across school.
The Ofsted School inspection handbook (2012) includes in it's grade descriptors for outstanding teaching that "Consistently high quality marking and feedback from teachers ensures that pupils make rapid gains".
Jackie Beere (2012) , a leading educational trainer and consultant backs this up by stating that "specific feedback needs to be present in students' books and in theclassroom dialogue, otherwise students can become demotivated, confused or misled".
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| Mrs Mistry has a very innovative approach to creating displays and this one has an added layer of value as we get to see the journey of the teacher and child when producing writing outcomes. |
The images you see here are perfect examples to show you the time that teachers invest in making sure that children are rigorously supported in their writing; that they take ownership over aspects of their improvement by self evaluating against success criteria and by engaging with feedback given as a result of teacher's in depth knowledge of each individual child's needs. This style of marking is consistently implemented across school but worth noting is how impressive it is, that even some of the youngest children in school can engage with such sophisticated strategies for improvement.
Click on the images to see them up close and the detail of the feedback...
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