Our 4 part series on the pilot version of Assessing Pupil Progress (APP) concludes with the KS2 maths class teaching their parents, and the teacher's assessments being formally moderated. Primary Teacher Jackie Nicholls, the deputy Headteacher of Dickens Heath Primary School in Solihull, recaps her APP pilot experience. What has surprised her, what insights has she gained and how have her pupils progressed? Her mentors, Donna Wright and Louise Burnett, review the evidence that Jackie prepared for the moderation panel, who assess her evidence and level judgements. Note that current advice is that schools should apply APP to all their pupils, rather than the benchmarking approach shown here, and to capture and identify smaller amounts of evidence without need for portfolios. In a final challenge for the pupils they must now teach their parents what they know about shape and measure. There's also tips on how best to present your evidence.

Video Series: APP - How Does It Work?
Release Date 2009