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Overall teacher judgment
An overall teacher judgment (OTJ) involves drawing on and applying the evidence gathered up to a particular point in time in order to make an overall judgment about a student’s progress and achievement. This section includes guidance for teachers on the types of information and the definitions of achievement they can bring to bear on making the judgment, and ways to increase the dependability of the judgments.
Making an overall teacher judgment
This page gives guidance on the range and types of information used in making an overall teacher judgment, some guidance on using assessment tools, and some links to practical examples of making overall teacher judgments.
Definitions of student achievement
This section outlines the requirements for reporting against the four-point National Standard scale and gives generic descriptions of each of the four categories, with a focus on looking ahead at the teaching and learning needs of the student in order to meet or exceed the standards for following years. Guidance is given on making OTJs for English language learners, and students with very significant learning disabilities.
Increasing the dependability of overall teacher judgments
Guidance is given on ways to increase the dependability of judgments and the students' role in this. Included in the section are a summary of considerations when making OTJs, and questions which schools can use for discussion in staff, department or syndicate meetings.
Responses to National Standards queries from schools
These policy documents have been produced by the Ministry of Education in response to queries from schools concerning aspects of National Standards which need clarification. Emphasis is placed on the choices that schools have in regard to assessing and reporting against National Standards.