At Caroline Chisholm School, we believe that regular assessment and clear communication with parents and carers are essential in supporting every student’s progress and achievement.

Throughout the academic year, students are assessed in a variety of ways, including classroom activities, teacher assessments and formal tests. These assessments help teachers identify students’ strengths, monitor their progress and plan the next steps in their learning.

Our progress check reports provide parents and carers with a clear picture of how their child is performing across their subjects. Depending on the year group and subject, reports may include assessment percentages, grades or teacher judgements.

Understanding Teacher Judgements

Where teacher judgements are used, students are assessed against subject-specific statements that reflect the knowledge, understanding and skills they are expected to demonstrate at that stage of their learning.

These judgements are reported using three categories:

Working Towards (WT): The student is developing the knowledge and skills outlined in the assessment statement and may require further support or practice.

Working At (WA): The student is securely demonstrating the knowledge and skills expected within the assessment statement.

Greater Depth (GD): The student is demonstrating a deeper understanding and applying their knowledge and skills with greater confidence, independence or sophistication.

The statements are specific to each subject and reflect the curriculum content being taught during the reporting period. They help parents and carers understand what their child has achieved and what further progress might look like.

Assessment Statements
You can view the subject-specific assessment statements used to inform teacher judgements below.

Year 8 Assessment Statements pdf

Year 12 Assessment Statements pdf

We encourage parents and carers to review these statements alongside their child’s progress report and discuss their achievements and next steps together.