APP - the short bit

Ok so it wasn't short was it. The summary is below:
• find out your school's expectations for using APP
• find out who the APP lead is (they should have received some LA training)
• decide on your focus children (some advice from the previous teacher might help with this)
• familiarise yourself with the Assessment Foci – what strands flow through the AF from L1 to L5 (and beyond if necessary)
• use a Training File (link here) to rehearse using the AFs
• share your judgments of the training file with a colleague. Try to work out what the differences are between your judgments and the training files.
• Begin to collect evidence for your focus children (but don't make a Standards file. Short notes about context that evidence has been gathered in might make the moderation process easier)
• At the assessment point (determined by the school) use your evidence to make a level judgment, and moderate with colleagues.
• Use your professional judgement to make an assessment for the children in your class.
• Use your judgments and criteria to support deciding on next steps for the learning of individuals, groups and the class as a whole (looking for trends and patterns in barriers to awarding particular levels / AFs).

Take it steady. Learning how to use APP materials is not a quick fix. If you invest time into using them efficiently and effectively the rewards will be big – both for you and the learners in your charge.