Self-assessment using generic prompt questions

This helps to develop the skill of pupils regularly reviewing their own work and the work of others. Teachers can display and use the prompt questions below.

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  What areas of your work do you think could be improved and why?
  

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  What did you find hardest and where can you get help?
  

Pupils, on a regular basis (e.g. every third lesson), review their own progress in relation to their targets. In the first instance the teacher should use generic questions that pupils use regularly to develop their skills of reviewing their learning through keeping a diary.

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  What we did in (subject) this week
  

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  What I have found out/learned this week
  
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  What do I need to focus on next?
  
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  What have I done well this week?
  

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  Expected learning outcomes must be explicit and transparent to pupils
  

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  Pupils need to be able to identify when they have met some or all of the success criteria
  

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  Pupils need to be taught the skills of collaboration in peer assessment
  

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  Pupils need to be able to assess their own progress to become more independent learners
  

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  train pupils over time to assess their own work and the work of others
  
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  plan peer and self assessment opportunities in lessons
  
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  explain the learning objectives and intended outcomes behind each task
  
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  guide pupils to identify their next steps
  

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  frequently and consistently encourage pupils’