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MARKING AND PRESENTATION (PREP DEPARTMENT)
To be read in conjunction with the Assessment Policy At Copthorne Prep School we aim to ensure that all children have their work marked in such a way that it is likely to improve their learning, develop their self-confidence, raise self-esteem and provide opportunities for self-assessment. It is hoped that a combined effort by all staff in the area of marking will help the pupils and parents to understand clearly where a problem lies, and what should be done to remedy it. Whilst it is accepted that different departments have differing priorities in marking criteria, we are all teachers of English. It is important that pupils do not feel that the need for accuracy in written work begins and ends at the English lesson. Marking should be selective: that is to say that not all errors need to be highlighted, particularly for children with marked difficulties in these areas. It is also imperative that children should not be discouraged from ‘seeking out’ new vocabulary because this automatically leads to reams of corrections, e.g ‘enormous’ incorrectly is preferable to ‘big’. Aims ∞ To monitor the pupil’s developing skills, knowledge and understanding ∞ To encourage pupils to raise their achievement and develop their self-esteem ∞ To highlight the pupil’s strengths ∞ To provide targets so that the pupil can move forward with their learning Marking and Presentation Guidelines It is hoped that the following annotations will be a guide for increased staff unity, sending a clearer message to pupils and parents. sp. Denotes a spelling error. To be written out an appropriate number of times. pu. Denotes punctuation. // A new paragraph needed. ^ Word(s) omitted. ? Illegible/nonsense writing.
Marking Policies & Procedures
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