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This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of formative assessment.

How do we close equity gaps in learning and development, and best support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to catch up to their more advantaged peers?

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 checklist is a list of practical steps teachers can take to support the adoption of the evidence-based practice formative assessment in their setting.

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

Exit slips are an easy way to gather formative assessment data after a lesson or sequence of learning.