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Partnering with Learning First, we investigated issues influencing the effective use of evidence in policy development through a desktop review and interviews with senior policymakers.

Partnering with Learning First, we investigated issues influencing the effective use of evidence in policy development through a desktop review and interviews with senior policymakers.

This practice resource provides examples of reading assessments Australian secondary schools can use in an MTSS framework. It forms part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

This early childhood learning trajectory looks at children’s progress in executive functions, to help you plan the next steps in their learning and development.

We found less than 1 in 5 students who perform below the national minimum standards in literacy and numeracy in the Year 3 NAPLAN tests catch up and stay caught up.

In formative assessment, you gather and interpret information about student learning as it is happening in your classroom. It helps you to adapt your teaching to meet student needs. 

Kerri Proctor, Head of English at Walford Anglican School for Girls, uses different formative assessment methods to track students' progress.

This example comes from a Year 7 English class where a formative assessment task was to gather data about students’ writing and interpretive skills.

This checklist focuses on formative assessment. It is a list of practical steps you can take to support the implementation of an evidence-based practice in your setting.

Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Darcie Clarke explains how she uses formative assessment in her science lessons.

This guide outlines key practices for using formative assessment in the classroom.