Feedback and Marking

Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement

John Hattie & Helen Timperley

Why do we do it? (the principles underpinning feedback & marking at WCPS)

1. So learners can make progress and move on in their learning because they understand what they
have done well and they are clear about how they can improve.
2. To build motivate and build confidence in learning through praising effort and successes
3. To inform teacher planning so we know that what we deliver is precisely matched to learners
needs.

Methods used to give feedback

We give feedback on all learning and, although we know that some pieces of work will need greater
depth of feedback than others, we expect to see some evidence of feedback on all leaners work.
We use the following range of methods to give feedback and mark work:

Verbal Feedback (VF) this happens all the time! When giving verbal feedback on written tasks an
adult might record VF alongside learners work with a brief annotation of the focus of the feedback
e.g. VF adjectives

Marking symbols - when used effectively these are

placed next to thing done well so Learners know
exactly what it refers to. You can add comments next
to it/later to explain further.

Coloured highlighters Used in written feedback

from Y1 Y6
Green indicates success, something done well
Orange indicates an opportunity to improve e.g. a
sentence to improve.

Moving Learning On
Next Steps - we give learners next steps so they
know how to improve and move on. We teach
learners how to review and improve their work
and make sure they are given opportunities to
reflect on feedback and act on next steps in order
to make our feedback effective

Hatties research tells us that the type of feedback

is very important and the most effective feedback
tells learners where they need to go next. We use
this model to think about the type of guidance
learners may need in order to achieve their next
steps and move on towards their goal.

Feedback and marking is monitored as part of planning, work scrutiny and learning enquiries. This involves
looking for visible signs of progress as a result of feedback and marking.
Feedback and marking is monitored as part of planning, work scrutiny and learning enquiries. This involves
looking for visible signs of progress as a result of feedback and marking.