ASSESSMENT PLD

Why should you choose us?

Our work is based on the science of learning for Literacy and Numeracy - both in teaching and in assessment. 

We have been selected by the Ministry to support your school, based on your needs.

We have been trained by the Ministry in the use of the Best Practice Assessment Guidelines (BPAG), the Ministry's assessment and aromatomai rubrics, and the SMART assessment tool.

We will create a bespoke plan with you to support your staff, building a confident body of teachers working cohesively to see the growth in your tamariki.

Our team is very experienced, working across all year levels from 0-8. Our feedback from schools is always positive - 'they know their stuff'.

We provide in-person support as well as online support, ready to answer your questions promptly.

Our team members: Read our bios 

• Are Ministry-accredited facilitators who have worked with schools across New Zealand through Ministry-funded RAPLD in assessment for learning
• Are experienced teachers and have deep knowledge of curriculum and assessment across all primary-sector levels and all curriculum areas (Year 0-8)
• Are experts in explicit, structured, mastery approaches to teaching and learning, and how quality assessment practices can elevate the impact of these approaches
• Have a strong knowledge of commonly used school management systems and how they can be used to support analysis of assessment data
• Are experienced in supporting schools with accurate and clear reporting to parents in relation to curriculum expectations, including practical ways to build home-school partnerships
• Are experienced in supporting schools with accurate and clear reporting to Boards of Trustees and the Ministry
• Have many years of experience in supporting schools with implementation of commonly used reporting tools and resources, including PAT and e-asTTle. 
• Are particularly passionate about students with neuro-diversities and seek to support them, their teachers and families to use assessment to make demonstrative improvements in learning.

Our beliefs and approach to assessment professional learning:

• Each school is unique. We work with schools to identify their current strengths and needs and co-create professional learning plans that are targeted and impactful.
• The purpose of assessment is to inform teaching and learning. Always. Our approach to assessment is practical, helping schools address real teaching, learning and leading dilemmas. 
• Effective assessment is dependable (valid, reliable, fair, and drawn from multiple sources). We support schools to make dependable assessments that enable students, teachers, leaders, parents and whānau, and boards of trustees to make quality decisions to improve learning and achievement.
• Effective assessment involves students and builds their agency. Our approach has a strong focus on engaging students in assessment so they have the motivation and capability to monitor and improve their own learning. 
• We focus on the most important assessment question: Is anything better for students and how do we know?