Languages Faculty Marking and Written Work Policy

Written work 

Work will be assessed through:

• Pupils’ self-assessment
• Peer assessment;
• Teacher assessment.

There will be a good quantity of quality written work going on in each class. Pupils should produce work which proves they are attaining their full potential; it should show progress over time and be wide-ranging in content and style. There should be sufficient volume of written work which is well-organised and presented. 

Class work may be graded. Comments may refer to the content, level and presentation of the work. All homework and neat classwork should be done in the front of the exercise book. Rough work should be done in the back of the exercise book. Vocabulary should be written in the front of the green exercise book, and grammar notes in the back of the green exercise book. 

Presentation of class work should follow the whole school policy of being done in blue / black ink pen. A piece of work should be ruled off when complete. A new piece of work should have a date and be titled.

Lengthy pieces of writing should be done on alternate lines for ease of marking.

Pieces of ICT work or worksheets should be stuck neatly into the class exercise book. Exercise books should not be defaced.

Tests and sheets should be kept neatly in an envelope in the back of the blue exercise book.

Year 10 and 11 pupils may have a file or folder to store oral work, topic and grammar work.

Sixth form pupils must adhere to the written work standards too.

Marking in class

Pupils and teachers need regular feedback. An easy way to achieve this is to call out answers so that pupils can check their own work. Language is not a fixed entity and there can often be more than one way of answering a question. These differing answers can be explored and pupils can learn from each other. Pupils will know if they have understood the requirements and in this environment of discussion it is easier for pupils to ask for help.