I thought it was about time I mentioned the “M” word. I have marked several sets of books now and have found it surprising useful for my own feedback and as a teaching reflection tool (I am sure all of the experienced readers will be thinking, “well yes, isn’t that obvious?”).
As I have mentioned before, I am attempting to mark key stage 4 books fortnightly and to date I have kept up with the pace. For my key stage 3 books, I see pupils fortnightly so I am aiming for every eight weeks, therefore every fourth lesson.
I have formulated a code in my mark book to indicate when pupils have exceeded expectations and have shown excellent recall, analysis and evaluation (plus behaviour) with suitable ticks, double ticks, stars etc.
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