Fast Feedback: How one primary school abolished written marking

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'An honest, down-to-earth story of one schools journey towards replacing the tyranny of teacher marking with conferencing and feedback.' - Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive, Chartered College of Teaching One day, a headteacher saw a new teacher wheeling a suitcase out of school. Going anywhere nice he asked her. Oh! No, unfortunately, she replied with dismay. This is my marking for the weekend. Sound familiar Determined to make a change, Lavender Primary School in North London took on the challenge of abolishing written marking altogether by introducing the revolutionary approach of providing immediate verbal feedback. The outcome Reduced teacher workload, improved staff retention and more effective learning for children. Backed up by educational theory and full of practical advice, this entertaining and informative book takes you through the highs and lows of Lavender Primary Schools journey, so you can confidently follow the same steps to reform marking in your school. It features quick tips, reflective questions, fact files and chapter summaries for easy navigation. The topics covered include success criteria, effective questioning, mindset and resilience, reward and motivation and verbal feedback. Fast Feedback is written in an open, easy-to-read style and includes a foreword by Matthew Kleiner-Mann, leader of Ivy Learning Trust. It's perfect for senior leaders looking for a new whole-school approach to marking and feedback, as well as teachers searching for strategies to implement in their classroom.

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An honest, down-to-earth story of one school's journey towards replacing the tyranny of teacher marking with conferencing and feedback. Throughout there is a clear focus on the importance of creating a culture where all children and staff are trusted, have agency and embrace high ambition. The result is truly transformative practice achieved through collaboration with leadership that has the courage to disrupt traditional expectations of teacher behaviour. A great read. -- Dame Alison Peacock * Chief Executive Chartered College of Teaching, @AlisonMPeacock *
Fast Feedback makes an important contribution to the debate on assessment. It offers a detailed analysis of how one primary school built on the best evidence to implement an approach to feedback in the classroom that reduces workload and improves learning. -- Leora Cruddas * Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts, @LeoraCruddas *
Fast Feedback makes complex ideas accessible and gives meaningful ways for teachers and leaders to reflect on their own practice and go on to make effective changes. It embeds the approach to feedback in the context of culture and pedagogy, and highlights the key importance of a safe learning environment for adults as well as students. -- Liz Robinson * Co-Director Big Education, @lizzierobinson3 *

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Lesley Hill has worked as a primary school teacher, an executive headteacher and head of school improvement, and has facilitated and led a range of teaching and leadership training courses. Gemma Whitby has a Masters in Teaching and Learning and has experience as a classroom teacher, middle leader and senior leader, as well as in leading primary science training. Matthew Kleiner-Mann taught in several primary schools before becoming a headteacher, an executive headteacher and a National Leader of Education. In 2017 he founded Ivy Learning Trust. Find out more at ivylearningtrust.org and on Twitter @Ivy_Trust.