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Marking and Feedback
At Rowde Primary Academy, we believe that effective feedback is one of the most powerful ways to improve children's learning. Feedback helps pupils recognise what they have done well, understand their next steps and make meaningful improvements to their work.
Our approach is rooted in educational research, which shows that the most effective feedback is often immediate and takes place during the lesson. For this reason, our teachers use a combination of high-quality verbal feedback, live marking, responsive teaching and purposeful written marking to move learning forward.
Rather than writing lengthy comments in every book, we prioritise feedback that enables children to think, reflect and improve their learning while it is still fresh. Pupils are regularly given opportunities to respond to feedback, edit their work and deepen their understanding, helping them to become increasingly independent and reflective learners.
Our approach to feedback is underpinned by our vision to Learn, Grow, Love and our commitment to ensuring every child achieves their very best. Feedback is designed not only to improve outcomes, but also to develop confidence, resilience, pride and a positive attitude towards learning.
At Rowde, our feedback:
- celebrates success and recognises effort;
- identifies misconceptions and provides clear next steps;
- encourages pupils to reflect on and improve their learning;
- supports responsive teaching and high-quality classroom practice;
- develops confidence, independence and metacognition;
- promotes pride, scholarship and high standards of presentation.
Response to Feedback (RTF)
We believe that feedback is only effective when children have the opportunity to act upon it. Following feedback, pupils are given dedicated Response to Feedback (RTF) time to revisit their work, correct misconceptions, edit and improve their responses, and deepen their understanding. This ensures that feedback leads to meaningful improvements in learning rather than simply becoming written comments in a book.
Our aim is not to produce books full of marking, but to ensure that every piece of feedback has a positive impact on pupils' learning and progress.
For further information about our whole-school approach, including our expectations for feedback and marking, please read our Feedback and Marking Policy below.
