Teaching

‘Mark however you think best’: A year in the life of a meaningful, manageable and motivating marking policy change

‘Mark however you think best’: A year in the life of a meaningful, manageable and motivating marking policy change

September 2017 Like many other schools around the country, we at Barr Beacon School found marking in a way that felt thorough and yet was not overly time consuming to be a significant challenge. A year ago, we reduced our …

Trialling new marking strategies

Posted by: Emma Thom, Posted on: 23 February 2016 - Categories: Workload Challenge

Plantsbrook School in the West Midlands has recently piloted a new marking strategy to help ensure that students are given high quality feedback. Deputy Headteacher Emma Thom explains how the new strategy is helping support teachers’ work-life balance.