St Mark’s is a state-integrated, full primary school in Christchurch with a roll of around 200.
The school has concentrated on building a model of inquiry based on learner-focused evaluation processes. They appreciate the opportunity that the removal of National Standards has given them to reconsider their assessment systems and processes.
Information from the PaCT workshops was brought back to the school, and it was decided that a self-selected group would start using PaCT for the writing curriculum area. This area was chosen because it is the area showing the lowest achievement data. This group then shared their learning with teachers across the school, after they had learned the tips and tricks for speeding up the process of assessment.
The expectation now is that all teachers use the tool to measure writing progress and achievement. Data from the tool is used in the classroom, within professional learning groups and in the leadership team to discuss student progress and work out ways to support student progress and achievement.
