Completing progress reviews and formal assessments

Completion of progress reviews and formal assessments are both statutory requirements under 2-year induction arrangements and when due, are to be completed online via Mosaic by the person at school registered as induction tutor (not mentor).

For full time ECTs, formal assessments will be completed at the end of each fully completed year e.g. one at the end of the 1st year and a final assessment and the end of year 2 (FTE for part­ time ECTs). Each term where a formal assessment is not due, a progress review is to be completed for each ECT.

If an ECT leaves post partway through induction, an interim assessment will be re­quired. We have provided below some guidance for completing each, including examples:

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End of term progress reviews:

Progress reviews are not formal assessments; however, they are statutory and are expected to be completed with sufficient detail to ensure there is nothing unexpected for the ECT when it comes to their formal assessment. Progress reviews must be discussed with your ECT – there must be no surprises!

Progress reviews are to be completed online via Mosaic by the induction tutor (not mentor) at the end of each term where a formal assessment is not due. They consist of a small number of questions relating to statutory requirements, and each review must clearly state whether or not the ECT is on track to meet the government teacher standards and successfully complete induction including confirmation that evidence and development targets are being recorded by the induction tutor. They are to be submitted to the appropriate body and copies must also be provided to the ECT for comment (online via Mosaic). You can view an example below which is in pdf format and is how they are generated once you complete them online:

| Example progress review

We have provided below some do’s and dont’s when completing progress reviews:

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End of year formal assessments:

Completing end of year formal assessment forms is also a statutory requirement for induction (FTE for part-time ECTs). They are to be completed online via Mosaic by the induction tutor (not mentor) and must provide brief descriptive evidence showing the progress your ECT has made, during the year reporting on, towards consolidating their ITT and meeting/embedding each element of the teacher standards including part 2, personal and professional conduct. Assessments are to be submitted to the appropriate body by the headteacher/principal and must be discussed with your ECT prior to final submission – there must be no surprises

They must also state clear development targets for the next period even if an ECT is leaving your school and if stating applicable any areas causing concern – the next school will want to know exactly where an ECT is up to with induction and have a clear starting point going forward, the same as you should expect If you were receiving an ECT who has partially completed induction elsewhere. This is also vitally important if there have been significant absences that may trigger an automatic extension to statutory induction if they have exceeded the DfE limit (30 days or more) in an individual year.

You can view an example assessment below which is in pdf format and is how they are generated once you complete them online. Please do not copy the actual content as it will not relate to your individual ECT, they have been written taking into account the various settings where induction can take place.

| Example formal assessment

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Interim assessments:

Where ECTs leave or are due to leave a post partway through induction and before the next formal assessment point, an interim assessment will be required in order to provide the next inducting school with a fuller picture regarding induction progress including areas for further development and if applicable, areas of the teacher standards causing concern and accurately recording number of absences.

They should be completed before an ECT leaves post to allow ample opportunity to discuss what you will be writing about them – again, there must be no surprises.

| Example Interim (will be published soon)

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Key points to remember when completing formal assessments:

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• They are statutory, not optional (as are progress reviews)
• AII sections must be fully completed by the relevant parties at school level
• They must be in the context of and make reference to each of the government teacher standards and how they are being met/embedded Including addressing any previous targets.
• They must be evidence based providing clear, transparent evidence of progress for the year reporting on
• They must state clear development targets relating directly to the government teacher standards
  (use the exact text from the areas of the standards to ensure ECTs are crystal clear)
• They must not be a self-assessment by the ECT (no part of your assessment should read as if written by the ECT – it must be you assessing your ECTs, not ECTs assessing themselves!)
• They must be written ‘about’ ECTs, not ‘to’ them.
• Refer to your ECT by name. Do not state ‘the ECT’, ‘the student’, ‘the trainee’ etc. ECTs are not students or trainees, they are qualified teachers hence being awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Do not name any pupils in statutory induction assessments or progress reviews
• Do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to complete your assessments (yes we have seen some completed using AI). AI cannot make the connection between the government teacher standards and evidence of your individual ECTs rate of progress towards meeting/embedding those standards at their current stage of induction.
• Avoid listing/bullet pointing evidence, the aim should be to briefly describe it and how your ECT is progressing towards consolidating their ITT and meeting/embedding each element of the government standards.
• No two reports should ever be the same. Generic assessments for each ECT is not acceptable.
• Proofread for errors, spelling mistakes, typos etc. before discussion with your ECT and final submission to the appropriate body. It is incumbent on any professional to check this aspect of work.
• They are to be submitted by the due date shown on Mosaic – particularly relevant where an ECT is leaving you or where there are performance related issues.

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NB: . Statutory induction progress reviews and formal assessments will not be submitted to us for review and processing until fully completed by all parties at school level. For progress reviews, this will be the Induction Tutor and ECT. For formal assessments this will be the Induction Tutor, ECT and Headteacher/Principal.

Automated email reminders are sent from Mosaic to verified email addresses informing of upcoming/due/overdue reviews and assessments – please make sure you read them as they are sent for a reason !

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