ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Assessments in Window 10
12/5 – 6/6
Find out what assessments are happening in the current assessment window, with links to appropriate revision resources. Check the full assessment schedule to see what’s coming up later in the year.
Year 7
Compulsory assessments
Embedding and contextualising evidence Skill Check
Making an argument Skill Check
End-of-year examination on essay-writing skills
No Knowledge Checks
Optional extra practice and revision tasks
Writing direct speech Bonus Skill Check
Using 3rd person limited narrative voice Bonus Skill Check
Year 8
Compulsory assessments
Embedding and contextualising evidence Skill Check
Linking analysis to big ideas Skill Check
End-of-year examination on essay-writing skills
No Knowledge Checks
Optional extra practice and revision tasks
Writing direct speech Bonus Skill Check
Controlling time in a story Bonus Skill Check
Year 9
Compulsory assessments
Article writing assessment on Scary Stories anthologies
End-of-year examination on article writing
No Knowledge Checks
Optional extra practice and revision tasks
Creating an effective structure (non-fiction) Bonus Skill Check
Writing an opinion paragraph Bonus Skill Check
Year 10
Compulsory assessments
Selecting relevant, meaningful evidence Skill Check
Creating a conceptualised response around a clear thesis Skill Check
Writing an opening and matched closing Skill Check
No Knowledge Checks
Optional extra practice and revision tasks
None