How to record progress using the 12 steps from Pearson.

I have created this chart for teacher use I order to show progress as time progresses across the 5 years of high school. I had a similar system for KS3 using the old NC levels and this was useful when showing Ofsted what progress was being made. it was also very useful when discussing progress and next steps at parents evenings. I had a similar version for pupils and am currently developing a student friendly version for Year 7, 8, 9 and GCSE. This is based on the 12 Progression Steps created by the Pearson Group. They are a useful framework as they move up into the GCSE grades from the start, using the language of the mark schemes that will be used at a later date.

The idea would be to have a copy of the sheet for each child and after assessments or marking sessions, ticks would be added over the paragraph that matches the achievement being made. It could be useful to shade the sections in using the RAG system, but I find that in the long term, it's simpler to have the tick. In the past I used a tick for each achievement and could then say they were secure. To keep the work load down, I would have this open to the correct student under the child's work as I marked. It made it easier to decide if the steps aimed at had been achieved.

The chart is also useful as it can give ideas for the phrasing of differentiated outcomes.