Independent report

Commission on Assessment Without Levels: final report

Advice for schools on assessment after the removal of the national curriculum levels system for grading children.

• From: Department for Education and Standards and Testing Agency
• Published: 17 September 2015

Applies to England

Documents

Commission on Assessment Without Levels: final report

PDF, 962 KB, 51 pages

Details

This report provides advice to schools about how to develop new approaches to pupil assessment that:

• are based on needs of the pupils
• follow the school’s curriculum
• support effective teaching

The government’s response to the report and more information about the commission are available.

2 videos are also available:

• John McIntosh CBE, Chair of the Commission, on the benefits of developing new assessment
• Sean Harford, National Director, Schools, Ofsted, on inspectors of schools assessment systems

Published 17 September 2015