Initial assessment links
These links provide information and resources that you can use for initial assessment. Some of these may be paper-based resources. How could you add the 'e' factor and what benefits would that bring to the process?
This webpage provides a brief introduction and has linked resources (on the right). Some of these are assessment sheets and others are ideas for conducting initial assessment.
Take a literacy and numeracy test! Experience some initial assessment and reflect on how useful the experience might be to a learner.
Part of the Ofsted Good Practice Database, this web page leads you through an activity to develop your effective initial assessment plan.
This LSIS web page on initial assessment is packed with information, resources and ideas for developing initial assessment practice. The resources are mostly in Word or PDF format. Consider how you can apply 'e' to the ideas put forward on this page.
Paid-for products
This paid-for resource contains assessment materials as well as learning materials. The web page has two case studies to demonstrate how and why these organisations have adopted the product.
BKSB is one of the more popular providers of Functional skills assessments. Click on the Case Studies tab to review some examples of how these have been implemented.
Miscellaneous
A collection of white papers from AlphaPlus, who have been consultants to various government quangos and awarding bodies on eassessment.