Assessment tune up
Fine-tune assessment practices for effective learning with tailored insights to improve systems and lighten teacher workload.
Enhance your school or kura assessment systems
Our assessment tune up service is designed to support your school or kura in evaluating and refining your current assessment systems and practices. Just like tuning up your car at a trusted mechanic keeps it running smoothly, our assessment tune up ensures your systems operate effectively and support your goals. By aligning with the latest educational standards, we help ensure that your assessment tools and data effectively contribute to ākonga learning and help you meet your strategic goals.
What to expect in your assessment tune up?
Consultation: One of our experienced assessment consultants will guide you through a 45-minute evaluation of your existing systems.
In-depth review: We explore key areas like the usefulness, dependability, and timing of your assessment data, as well as your moderation processes and data storage systems.
Summary report: Following the audit, we provide a summary report with findings and tailored recommendations that focus on optimising your assessment practices.
How the assessment tune up works
Understanding your school’s context: We start by understanding your school’s focus, direction, and strategic goals, exploring how your assessment practices currently support these goals and where improvements could be made.
Assessment tools and data: We evaluate the main assessment tools in use, how effectively they inform teaching and learning, and whether the data is timely, reliable, and meaningful. We'll help your staff know if they can trust the data and confidently use it to make informed decisions.
Systems and processes: We review the systems for collating, analysing, evaluating, and disseminating data. We assess the efficiency of your processes and uncover opportunities to enhance your data systems for better decision-making.
Tailored recommendations: You will receive a summary report that outlines the strengths of your current systems and highlights key areas for improvement. Clear, actionable next steps will help ensure your assessment tools function effectively for both staff and students.
Who should engage in an assessment tune up?
This service is ideal for principals, tumuaki, and leadership teams who are seeking assurance and improvement of current assessment practices. If you're looking to improve assessment effectiveness, reduce workload, and ensure data-driven decision making, an assessment tune up can provide the clarity and support you need.
Expert consultation: Work with highly skilled assessment professionals.
Actionable insights: Receive practical, easy-to-follow recommendations tailored to your school’s unique needs.
Improved outcomes: Ensure your assessment systems contribute to better learning outcomes and school improvement.
Reduce teacher workload: Streamline assessment processes to reduce unnecessary workload for teachers, allowing them to focus on impactful teaching.
Your investment
From $315 + GST for a 45-minute interview and a 2-3 page summary report.
