Assessment for learning

Explore this collection of resources for Assessment for Learning, or AfL as it's more commonly known, designed to help you check student understanding, generate feedback and inform the next steps in your teaching and learning. Whether you're new to teaching and looking for support and inspiration or you're a seasoned professional in search of fresh ideas, we have a variety of resources available to look at including student self-assessment, peer assessment, CPD and Inset day resources.

Students working together to assess their learning

Self assessment

Support students in reflecting on their learning with a range of self-assessment resources, including structured templates, thinking prompts and activities designed to encourage self-reflection and deeper understanding.

15 Exit Tickets & Plenaries | Any Subject | Fully Editable | KS3 KS5
lndz

15 Exit Tickets & Plenaries | Any Subject | Fully Editable | KS3 KS5

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Fifteen ready-to-use exit tickets and plenary activities that work for any lesson and any subject - no preparation needed, just print and go. What's included: 15 different exit ticket and plenary formats covering a range of learning check styles (retrieval, reflection, questioning, application) Ful...
Self Assessment Fans
MissFeeney20

Self Assessment Fans

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Traffic light system self assessment fans. Individual assessment strategy to show how children feel about a task. This resource is free however if you find it useful and would like to purchase a book or resource for my class you can do so via the link in my Instagram bio. If you decide to share th...
Thinking Routines for Assessment & Learning 1
julieaforman

Thinking Routines for Assessment & Learning 1

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This is an easy to use teacher guide for using thinking routines to help students and adults identify, analyse, collaborate, question and extend their thinking skills. This guide explains what thinking routines are and ways they can be used in a variety of different learning contexts and subject are...
AFL - Exit Card
Applebuzz

AFL - Exit Card

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This is an Exit card which you can use as a plenary activity for students as they leave your lesson, they can't leave without handing you the card! This is a great opportunity for some meaningful AFL and to make it even more useful you can ask students to add their name. This was you get individual...
AFL cards
GCSE_science

AFL cards

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Simply print these off double sided, laminate and hole punch at the black dots. Treasury tag them together. These can be used for many different AFL activities. students can choose options 1-4, A-D and red, amber, green or gold.
Self-Assessment Labels (editable)
meetmrsgriffin

Self-Assessment Labels (editable)

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These labels can be stuck on boxes for the children to use as a self-assessment tool. It also makes it easy for you, as the teacher, to identify who needs some extra help! The bitmoji just makes it more fun - it's editable so you can add your own bitmoji, or use a different image, or just take the i...

Peer assessment

Guide your students through effective peer assessment with a range of supportive resources, including structured templates, feedback prompts and collaborative activities designed to build confidence and reflection.

Peer Assessment Menu
MrLaura

Peer Assessment Menu

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I made this menu for my year 7's so its quite garish! Thought it might help lighten the marking load if pupils were writing meaningful assessment comments on their own and their peers work, they quite like it. Hopefully is self explanatory!
Two Stars and a Wish Peer Assessment Slips (Printable PDF)
TheCleverClassroom

Two Stars and a Wish Peer Assessment Slips (Printable PDF)

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Make peer assessment quick, meaningful, and easy with these ready-to-print slips! Designed with simplicity in mind, each A4 page includes three slips featuring the classic Two Stars and a Wish format perfect for encouraging constructive feedback in KS2, KS3, and KS4 classrooms. Whether you'r...
Peer Assessment Card
conmcclafferty

Peer Assessment Card

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An easy template for students to complete when peer assessing work. The tick boxes are taken from non-negotiable for years 5/6 in English but could easily be altered to suit your activity.

Toolkits and training

Share these assessment for learning activities and ideas with your colleagues or check out these AfL CPD resources to share with your staff.

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