
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