Build an early accurate, objective picture of your new students’ abilities so you can start developing their strengths and addressing any areas for development, with interventions and classroom strategies to act on the data.
Our Independent School Assessment Packages are designed to benchmark your students accurately and then measure their progress, as well as screen for hidden potential and for barriers to learning as varied as dyslexia and low self-esteem. All of the assessments included are standardised so you can compare your data with that from similar schools and with the state equivalent.
The Pre-prep Independent School Package comprises 10 of our leading assessments providing you with the data to support the whole child as they embark on their school journey and prepare them for their transition to prep school.
Reports follow a consistent format and are very easy to follow which enables teachers to quickly access the data they need to impact teaching and learning. They help you to deliver personalised learning and excellent pastoral care, setting meaningful targets for each student and monitoring progress reliably. Dedicated parental reports also support conversations with parents.
Digital assessments generate reports instantly, so you can act immediately and plan efficiently for meetings with governors, parents or inspectors.
Standardised on over 100,000 students, this unique combination of assessments and reports enables you to fully understand the whole student. Combination reports allow you to compare a student’s ability and current level of attainment which will help you understand how a student is progressing, ensuring every child can realise their true potential.
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Three ready-made assessment packages tailored to the needs of every Independent school at every phase - Pre-prep, Prep and Senior.
Three ready-made assessment packages tailored to the needs of every Independent school at every phase - Pre-prep, Prep and Senior.
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The Pre-prep Independent School Assessment Package comprises the assessments matched to the needs of students aged 6-7 as listed above.
All are designed to baseline, measure attainment and progress, and screen for barriers to learning so that every student has the opportunity to realise their full potential.
Using one of the Independent School Assessment Packages should save you and your school time in reporting and tracking progress. All but one of the assessments are available digitally (YARC is paper-only), so that reports are generated instantly. Combination reports produce sophisticated profiles of individual students, all of which helps you deliver personalised learning as well as make confident curriculum planning decisions.
For schools using paper tests (CAT4 and the PT Series have paper options too) there is a marking service which saves you time.
You can use each of the assessments whenever you want, but we recommend the following: use CAT4 once a year; the PT Series once or twice a year depending on whether you choose the digital or blended option; PASS twice a year; and NGRT and NGST termly.
For optimum results they should be used as part of a structured assessment strategy. We’re here to give you advice on which to use and when, based on what we know is working in schools like yours.
Yes, and some assessments have reports specifically for parents. As your data is compared with national benchmarks, you know that your recommendations have a sound basis to support those stakeholder conversations too.
Your subscription automatically includes support including online and face to face training and one to one consultations with a member of our Assessment Insights team. Many of our consultants and trainers have been teachers themselves, so you can trust them to give really sound advice.