A demonstration of how the 'traffic light' system can be used as an assessment for learning strategy to help shape next steps for pupils who rated themselves red or amber. An RE class at President Kennedy School in Coventry are asked to write down their impressions of a book and then rate their work using a 'traffic light' system. The results are then used to inform the rest of the lesson so the teacher can target help for the pupils who indicated red or amber. In this lesson the help was provided by other pupils by using structured collaboration. It's an approach that can be used across the curriculum and, like all programmes in the series, is supported by research. Philippa Cordingley, director of the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education, stresses the importance of teachers acting on assessments during lessons.

Video Series: Proven to Work
Release Date 2010