Key stage 4

Personalised learning

An introduction to recent thinking on personalisation in learning in schools in practice and policy.
- Target setting and tracking
  
  Precise target setting and rigorous and regular tracking of progress can be seen as underpinning personalised learning.
- Focused assessment
  
  Secure knowledge of each pupil's current progress is a core element of personalised learning.
The Assessment for Learning (AfL) Strategy

This document is a joint project between the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the National Strategies and QCA, together with the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors. It outlines our strategy for AfL, which forms a significant part of the Government’s commitment to developing personalised learning and to improving rates of progression. This strategy builds on the full range of good practice already established through Assessing Pupils’ Progress (APP) and the developments in the Making Good Progress pilot. It will support schools in using assessment information to improve and plan provision, as well as improving the quality of the assessment process itself.