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Personalised assessments: information for parents and carers

What are Personalised Assessments?
Personalised assessments are mandatory for learners in Years 2 to 9 in maintained schools in Wales. The assessments for Numeracy (Procedural), Numeracy (Reasoning) and Reading are available throughout the year for schools to use to support learners to make progress.

Watch this short video below from Welsh Governments explaining these assessments in more detail:

In the Fern Federation the assessments will be taken twice a year and are available in the following subjects:

Numeracy (Procedural) - focuses on numerical facts and procedures – the numerical ‘tools’ that are needed to apply numeracy within a range of contexts.

Numeracy (Reasoning) - This focuses on how well your child can use and apply what they know in order to solve numerical problems.

Reading - provides information on how well your child understands a text and whether they are able to make judgements about what they are reading.

If you would like more information about this please click the image below to read the full information document provided by Welsh Government.

Personalised assessments : an introduction for parents/carers

How do I access my child's Personalised Assessment Progress Reports?

Watch the short video below to find out how to access your child's reports. If you need any help with this please contact that main office.

Understanding my child's Personalised Assessments progress reports and Learner Feedback.

Watch the short video below which will explain the feedback you will be able to access on your childs Hwb account to look at how they are progressing (Progress Report) and which areas of the test they have found easier and which they need more practise on.

Feedback reports – what they tell me:

After a Numeracy (Procedural) and Reading assessment, the school will have feedback on your child’s skills which they may discuss with your child before sharing with you. The feedback is a snapshot of your child’s skills at the time each assessment was taken. In the Numeracy (Procedural) and Reading feedback reports, the first section, ‘The hardest questions I got right were on these skills:’, lists the areas in which your child gave correct answers for the most challenging questions.

The second section of the report, ‘Some of the questions I got wrong were on:’, relates to the easiest questions answered incorrectly. The final 2 sections, ‘Most pupils with similar skills are able to:’ and ‘And are likely to move on to:’, relate to your child’s overall attainment in the assessment and provide an overview of the sort of skills that learners with a similar pattern of answers are able to achieve or are working towards.

Assessment feedback is just one source of information on your child’s overall knowledge and understanding. Your child’s teacher will consider this feedback, alongside other information they have on your child’s skills in reading and numeracy work in the classroom, in order to plan their learning.

Progress reports – what they tell me:

The school will also share progress reports, showing progress over time in the Reading and Numeracy personalised assessments. The progress chart shows all the online assessments your child has taken. Using the information from their assessments, the graph shows where your child is in comparison with all other children in their year group across Wales who took the assessment at the same time of the year that they did. You will be able to see your child’s progress from one year to the next.

The progress report also includes your child’s age-standardised score from their most recent assessment. The score shows how your child has done compared with other children in Wales born in the same year and month who took the assessment at the same time of the year as your child. The score range is 70 to 130 and the average is 100.

Please see below for documents to help you further to understand your childs Learner Feedback and progress reports. Click the Icons and/or to open the supporting documents.

Numeracy Procedural Personalised Assessment

Numeracy Procedural Progress Report information for parents

Numeracy Procedural Learner Feedback information for parents

Numeracy Reasoning Personalised Assessment

Numeracy Reasoning Progress Report information for parents

Reading Personalised assessment

Reading Progress Report information for parents

Reading Learner Feedback information for parents