Governors
20 videos

Characteristics of the AfL classroom
Paul Black talks about interactions, dialogue and noise levels in the 'assessment for learning' classroom.

Nurturing pupils' engagement with learning
Paul Black talks about how learning and motivation can be fostered in the classroom.

Formative feedback versus marks and grades
Paul Black talks about the importance of feedback to pupils.

Teachers rethinking their roles
Paul Black speaks about the challenges for teachers in assessment for learning.

What does outstanding learning look like?
Mick Waters discusses what you would see in a learning walk around a successful school.

The school context for promoting AfL
Paul Black talks about these opportunities for teachers to interact and share practice.

Negotiating success criteria
Paul Black talks about the importance of negotiating success criteria with pupils.

Inducting pupils into peer assessment
Pupils need to be inducted into peer assessment for it to operate effectively.

Knowing where they are going
Patricia Broadfoot discusses the importance of setting learning objectives.

Feedback and classroom dialogue
Patricia Broadfoot talks the problems with marks and grades, about how feedback must give pointers for improvement in...

Getting the best from all learners
Patricia Broadfoot talks about the impact that assessment for learning can have for lower attainers including boys, g...

Fundamentals of assessment for learning
Paul Black talks about the fundamental features of assessment for learning.

Understanding the big picture
Pupils need to understand how day-to-day learning fits into the bigger picture.

Giving students the language of assessment
Patricia Broadfoot describes this can help students become autonomous learners.

Self and peer assessment
Patricia Broadfoot talks about developing students' skills of self criticism.

The potential of assessment for learning
Evidence shows there's no other educational innovation that has such power to raise standards.