ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT

Assessments in Window 1

16/9 – 4/10

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

Creating a character Skill Check
Revise with this guide

Describing a setting in vivid detail Skill Check
Revise with this guide

3 x Grammar and syntax Knowledge Checks
Revise with the Glossary using the terms in your Knowledge Organiser

Optional bonus assessments

None

Year 8

Compulsory

Embedding and contextualising evidence Skill Check
Revise with the two guides in the series, particularly part 2

Making an argument Skill Check
Revise with the second guide in this series

3 x Grammar and syntax Knowledge Checks
Revise with the Glossary using the terms in your Knowledge Organiser

Optional bonus assessments

None

Year 9

Compulsory

Analysing language, form and structure Skill Check
Revise with the first three guides in the series, particularly parts 1 and 2

Linking analysis to big ideas Skill Check
Revise with this guide

3 x Grammar and syntax Knowledge Checks
Revise with the Glossary using the terms in your Knowledge Organiser

Optional bonus assessments

None

Year 10

Compulsory

Selecting relevant, meaningful evidence Skill Check
Revise with this guide

Embedding and contextualising evidence Skill Check
Revise with the two guides in the series, particularly part 2

Creating an effective structure (fiction) Skill Check
Revise with this guide

3 x Grammar and syntax Knowledge Checks
Revise with the Glossary using the terms in your Knowledge Organiser

Optional bonus assessments

None

Year 11

Analysing language, form and structure Skill Check
Revise with the final guides in this series, particularly parts 3 and 4

Linking analysis to big ideas Skill Check
Revise with this guide

3 x Poetry and drama Knowledge Checks
Revise with the Glossary using the terms in your Knowledge Organiser