Assessment Tools for English

Bundle includes:

• my mark schemes adapted from AQA’s Literature and Language mark schemes with the grade boundaries alongside each mark/level, all in one easy-printable booklet to use for all marking in English (KS3 and 4).

• my marking codes slides which have been created from collating all the class feedback I’ve given since the GCSE changes in 2017. There is feedback for each AQA style question and I use these for feedback for KS3 and 4.

MARK SCHEMES:

• English Language and Literature Mark Schemes
• A booklet for all the mark schemes for AQA-style English GCSE questions.
• This was initially created when we moved away from the old National Curriculum Levels at KS3 and is used to mark work at KS3 and KS4 to ensure that the skills students are developing all build towards the ultimate goal.
• Each mark scheme has the breakdown of marks into bands based on the most recent years grade boundaries (2019 in this case because of the disruptions to assessment). Every year, I edit the numbers and print a new set of mark schemes based on the most recent grade boundaries.
• Includes Word Document to adapt each year for new grade boundaries and PDF for ease of printing in booklet form

MARKING CODES:
These codes have been created from collating all the class feedback I’ve given over a number of years that I’ve kept in a folder when making feedback lessons. It has taken a lot of time to collate and organise the years of feedback, but it has saved an incredible amount of time in marking since! There is a feedback code for each question of the English GCSE papers.

• Suitable for use in DIRT Time (Directed improvement and reflection time) and feedback lessons
• Created for the AQA English Literature and Language style questions
• Codes for each question of the papers for both GCSEs
• Suitable for KS3 and KS4 – choose the marking code that most closely resembles the task
• Adapt the document to your own needs, editing where necessary (I rarely need to do this – the codes seem to cover most feedback I want to give)
• Great for new teachers
• Great for GCSE mock-marking and KS3 end-of-year/unit assessments

Teacher-friendly:

• Saves time marking (you no longer have to write the same feedback for a number of students)
• Saves time planning (slides can be copied, pasted and highlighted and/or adapted for feedback lessons, rather than creating slides from scratch)
• Easy to record student targets and areas of strength in teacher-markbook. Easy to see patterns and trends in feedback to ensure teaching is focused on class’s areas of weakness.

Student-friendly:

• Students write down feedback themselves which forces them to read it! No more ignored marking!
• Clear strategies and next steps for students.