Spotlight on Level 1 New

Talk, Reading and Maths

This book includes the principles of assessing children working within level 1 and provides guidance on assessing talking, reading and mathematics. All the materials have been trialled and developed by teachers.

Price - £25.00 (£30.00 Non HCC) 

Spotlight on Level 1 New

Writing

This book includes the principles of assessing children working within level 1 and provides guidance on writing (portfolios and exemplification of ways to present writing tasks). All the materials have been trialled and developed by teachers.

Price - £25.00 (£30.00 Non HCC) 

Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education 2012-2017 New

Primary & Secondary

This contains the new statutory requirements for RE in Hertfordshire Schools from September 2012 and replaces the 2006-2011 version.

The document helps teachers encourage pupils to reflect on their own beliefs and values whilst acknowledging that others may hold beliefs different to their own.

Price - £10.00 (£13.00 Non HCC) 

Tools for Schools New

These tools were created to give guidance to schools to have a better understanding and clarity about how to manage common issues that families face and who to go to for support.

Price - £5.00 (£7.00 Non HCC) 

Assessment for Learning:
Developing and Using Success Criteria

This publication illustrates success criteria being used in a variety of ways, everything from success criteria that are similar to mark schemes to success criteria about being a learner.

Examples are taken from Early Years, Special schools and Key Stages 1 and 2. Examples are from Hertfordshire schools

Suitable for
Early Years, Special schools & KS1 & KS2

£20.00 HCC

£25.00 Non HCC

Purchase 5 and get 1 copy free

Assessing Maths

This publication is about organising moderation, looking at levels and developing success criteria.

£20.00 HCC
£25.00 Non HCC

Assessing Without Writing

This booklet has been produced in response to teachers’ requests for assessment strategies to support and assess learners in KS1 and KS2 who need alternatives to written recording.

The aim of this booklet is to provide practical ideas for teachers to enable children to express their learning with little or no writing.

£18.00 HCC
£23.00 Non HCC

Assessing Reading

Materials to Support the Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Reading

KS1 & KS2

This publication has been created in order to share some of the many excellent ideas that teachers use in their classrooms to support the teaching, learning and assessment of reading.

£20.00 HCC
£25.00 Non HCC

Exemplification of Writing

KS1- KS2

It is difficult to award c,b,a on the evidence of one piece of work.  It is beter to use c,b,a when using teacher assessment of a child.  This collection of writing supports teachers in making judgements within level 1.

£10.00 HCC
£15.00 Non HCC

Foundation Subject Record

KS1 – KS2

This recording system has been developed as a manageable and useful way of tracking the progress and attainment of pupils within the foundation subjects.

£5.00

Ideas to Develop Writing and Ideas for Level 1

Suitable for KS1 - KS2

This is a practical publication that includes ideas and resources to take back to the classroom and use.

£10.00 HCC
£15.00 Non HCC

Infinite Possibilities

Suitable for
all Primary teachers from Nursery to Year 6

Ideas designed to help children talk about and develop common skills in both maths and reading.

This publication uses activities to encourage children to use tentative and negotiating language to change their minds, to look for alternatives - rather than to find a correct solution.

£20.00 HCC

£25.00 Non HCC

Buy 5 get one free

Level Posters

This pack includes 4 laminated posters (16.5” by 11.5”) and an A4 laminated card, to put in areas of the classroom where that area of learning is applicable.

Half Price

1 set £12.00 (Now £6.00)
2 sets £20.00 (Now £10.00)

Narrative Writing

Activities and Exemplification Levels 2a to 5b

KS1 - KS3

This book includes samples of children’s writing, accompanied by teachers’ notes and annotations, to help teachers recognise the features of Writing from Level 2a to Level 5b. This publication includes:

Writing tasks
Levelled responses
What children are doing at different levels in the writing task
INSET suggestions

£10.00 HCC
£15.00 Non HCC

Speaking and Listening

Activities and Exemplification Levels 1, 2, 3

KS1 – KS2

This publication was created by a group of Hertfordshire teachers in years 2 and 3 who attended moderation cluster meetings and contains ideas and activities to assess criteria for teaching and learning.

£5 Off

£15.00 HCC (Now £10.00)
£20.00 Non HCC (Now £15.00)

Spotlight on Level 1 New

Talk, Reading and Maths

This book includes the principles of assessing children working within level 1 and provides guidance on assessing talking, reading and mathematics. All the materials have been trialled and developed by teachers

£25.00 HCC
£30.00 Non HCC

Spotlight on Level 1 New

Writing

This book includes the principles of assessing children working within level 1 and provides guidance on writing (portfolios and exemplification of ways to present writing tasks). All the materials have been trialled and developed by teachers. 

£25.00 HCC
£30.00 Non HCC

Teachers Handbook

Assessment criteria for curriculum planning and delivery

KS1 – KS3

An essential handbook for all teachers. This will enable you to build up your assessment over time, using a range of information and evidence.

£12.00 HCC
£15.00 Non HCC
5 or more £11.00

Year 4 and 5 Writing Porfolios Tasks

This publication is the culmination of a joint project between year 4 and 5 teachers from First and Middle Schools in Berkhamsted.  Teachers planned a choice of common tasks and bought more than one piece of work from a child to a joint moderation session.

£15.00 HCC
£20.00 Non HCC

Five Outcome Cards

(Laminated cards)

These are designed to be displayed near places where the potential learning has been identified.  Stay safe, Achieve economic wellbeing, Be healthy, Enjoy and Achieve and Make a positive contribution.

£14.99 HCC
£19.99 Non HCC

Potential Learning Cards 0- 20 Months

The potential learning cards were developed by Hertfordshire Early Years Team to support the delivery of the EYFS through the environments, care events and routines that are a part of the various settings catering for our 0 - 5 year olds.

Laminated
£19.99 HCC
£24.99 Non HCC

Un-Laminated (booklet style)
£9.99 HCC
£14.99 Non HCC

Potential Learning Cards 16-36 Months

The potential learning cards were developed by Hertfordshire Early Years Team to support the delivery of the EYFS through the environments, care events and routines that are a part of the various settings catering for our 0 - 5 year olds.

Laminated
£19.99 HCC
£24.99 Non HCC

Un-Laminated (booklet style)
£9.99 HCC
£14.99 Non HCC

Potential Learning Cards 30-60+ Months

The potential learning cards were developed by Hertfordshire Early Years Team to support the delivery of the EYFS through the environments, care events and routines that are a part of the various settings catering for our 0 - 5 year olds.

Laminated
£19.99 HCC
£24.99 Non HCC

Un-Laminated (booklet style)
£9.99 HCC
£14.99 Non HCC

Potential Learning Cards

Full set includes 0-20, 16-36, 30-60+

The potential learning cards were developed by Hertfordshire Early Years Team to support the delivery of the EYFS through the environments, care events and routines that are a part of the various settings catering for our 0 - 5 year olds.

Laminated
£54.99 HCC
£69.99 Non HCC

Un-Laminated (booklet style)
£24.99 HCC
£39.99 Non HCC

Early Years Participation Toolkit and Leaflets:

The toolkits and leaflets provide guidance and support to practitioners working directly with early years settings.

Details of the full set of leaflets are available at:

• Early Years Resources for Purchase

NQT Handbook 2012-13

Whether you are an NQT, NQT tutor (mentor), NQT coordinator or headteacher, this handbook provides guidance and support for every stage of the induction process.

It has been designed to support the process of induction by ensuring everyone is aware of their roles and responsibilities and that they have a handy reference guide for all key information.

The handbook comprises information on:

• roles and responsibilities
• an overview of the induction process
• a tracker against the Teachers’ Standards
• support and monitoring to be put in place
• assessment arrangements and model lesson observation and assessment forms
• information on how to deal with exceptional or unexpected circumstances

Free to download for Hertfordshire
schools (connected to HICS) at:

• NQT Handbook & Monitoring
  Resources

Non HCC £6.00

Tools for Schools

The emotional and mental health of children and young people is often a cause of concern for professionals and parents alike.

These tools were created to give guidance to schools to have a better understanding and clarity about how to manage common issues that families face and who to go to for support.

£5.00
Non HCC £7.00

School Equality Scheme: A Toolkit for Schools

The Equality Act 2010 consolidates and replaces anti-discrimination laws introduced over the past 40 years.  This booklet is designed to provide a practical tool to support schools in updating their Single Equality Scheme and individual equality policies.

£6.00
Non HCC £8.00

How We Are Making the Difference

Strategies for raising achievement for pupils from black backgrounds at the end of Key stage 4.

Hard copies can be supplied free of charge by contacting Action Point or you can download part 1 and 2 from:

• BME Achievement: Making the Difference

Free

P Level Exemplification and Moderation Materials

These exemplifications are intended to support the process of assessment of pupils whose attainment lies within the P level range by providing additional exemplification with each level description.

In addition to providing support for moderation and establishing consistency of view about attainment the materials will lead to good practice in teachng for pupils with learning difficulties.

£14.00
Non HCC £18.00

Clerk's Handbook
6th edition

(CD Rom only)

A companion volume to the Chair’s CD-ROM, it is designed to help any clerk to a governing body.

To order your copy of this essential guide contact: hdc.governors@hertscc.gov.uk

Tel: 01438 843082

£20.00
FREE if part of Chair's Service

Chair's Handbook 7th Edition

(CD Rom only)

A companion volume to the Clerks CD-ROM.  Intended as an easy reference guide, it gives advice and support on the role of the Chair, guidance on legal matters, meetings, committee structures and relationships with other key players.

To order your copy of this essential guide contact:
hdc.governors@hertscc.gov.uk

Tel: 01438 843082

£20.00
FREE if part of Chair's Service

Gifted and Talented Mathematicians

This resource has been developed to answer the identified need for extension, acceleration and enrichment materials to support pupils at key stage 2 who have reached standards in mathematics exceeding national expectations.

These resources are to support the minority of pupils who are comfortably working at or above a National Curriculum level 5.

£20.00 HCC
(£15 each for two)
£25.00 Non HCC

MFL Mini-Olympics New

KS2-KS5

Following the very successful launch of ‘On Track’ we were approached by many teachers asking how they might run their own annual MFL Mini Olympics using the resource. However, it can be hard to find time to plan extra-curricular activities.

This Quick Guide is designed to help MFL departments with the planning and administration of a mini-Olympics and has been produced following a successful event held in Bushey in July 2011.

£8.00 HCC
£9.50 Non HCC

March 2012

Step Up to French - Complete Language Teaching Resources

An exciting and revolutionary Language teaching scheme for Primary schools - available in French, Italian and Spanish - which enables you to teach a Modern Foreign language at KS2 using non specialist teachers.

A scheme of work that can be delivered by each and every class teacher irrespective of linguistic ability. No need to rely on outreach or specialist language teachers, plus absolutely no extra workload. Everything you may need is contained in the folders and CDs. More information...

Complete 6 week teaching unit/module
 £60.00

Single year
 £275.00

Full 4 year course (4 years x 5 units)
£1000.00

December 2011

'On Track' Resource Pack

Inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, On Track is a time-saving, onestop
collection of 30 inspirational ideas and activities that can be used with all key stages.

A free CD accompanies the booklet of activities with a pronunciation guide for non-specialists and loads of resources to support the activities, many of which could be led by language or sports leaders working with younger pupils. More information...

£25 HCC
£30 Non HCC

May 2011

Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education 2012-2017 New

Primary

This contains the new statutory requirements for RE in Hertfordshire Schools from September 2012 and replaces the 2006-2011 version.

The document helps teachers encourage pupils to reflect on their own beliefs and values whilst acknowledging that others may hold beliefs different to their own. More information...

£10 HCC
£13 Non HCC

July 2012

Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education 2012-2017 New

Secondary

This contains the new statutory requirements for RE in Hertfordshire Schools from September 2012 and replaces the 2006-2011 version.

The document helps teachers encourage pupils to reflect on their own beliefs and values whilst acknowledging that others may hold beliefs different to their own. More information...

£10 HCC
£13 Non HCC

July 2012

Exemplification of Standards in the Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus of RE KS1-3

Not currently available for purchase but can be downloaded from the RE section of this website.

Free

The Hertfordshire Primary Scheme of Work for Religious Education

Available to download from the RE Section of this website.

Free

Primary Science Progression
and Assessment Resource

KS1 and KS2

With the development of a more creative curriculum in primary schools it is crucial to retain the integrity of progression in science and ensure appropriate coverage of the programme of study. This booklet and accompanying CD-ROM contain resources to assist in the development and planning of a creative curriculum which addresses all aspects of the science programme of study at KS1 and KS2 and allows teachers to select age-appropriate objectives for curriculum topics.

Sample Page: Humans and Health

• sc_pri_progression_sampls.pdf (pdf file/7kb)

£12.00 HCC
£15.00 Non HCC

January 2012

GCSE Core Science Literacy Resources

This booklet and accompanying CD-ROM contain resources to assist in the teaching of literacy as an integral part of normal science teaching.

Introduction and Contents

• sc_gcse_lit_intro.pdf (pdf file/16kb)

Sample Page: Text types in Science Poster

• sc_gcse_lit_intro.pdf (pdf file/7kb)

£20.00 HCC
£25.00 Non HCC

December 2011

Science Challenges

Practical Activities for Able Pupils in KS2

These materials have been developed in response to two identified needs.  Firstly teachers are reporting that there are few resources to support pupils who have reached standards exceeding national expectations.  Secondly, Ofsted reports have identified that the most able pupils are insufficiently challenged and that their rate of progress is unsatisfactory.  This pack of activities will help teachers of higher-attaining pupils to provide suitable work for them.

Half Price

£12.00 (Now £6.00)

Science for High Fliers

This resource has been developed to answer the identified need for extension and enrichment materials to support children at key stage 1 and key stage 2 who have reached standards in Science exceeding national expectations.

£10.00 HCC
£13.00 Non HCC

Experimental and Investigative Science for Key Stage 1

This resource is designed to give teachers further guidance in implementing the National Curriculum programmes, identify some links, raise awareness about issues of progression, exemplify what children might do in the investigational activities and match attainment against level descriptions.

Half Price

£12.00 (Now £6.00)

Experimental and Investigative Science for Key Stage 2

This resource is designed to give teachers further guidance in implementing the National Curriculum programmes, identify some links, raise awareness about issues of progression, exemplify what children might do in the investigational activities and match attainment against level descriptions.

Half Price

£16.00 (Now £8.00)

Experimental and Investigative Science

KS1 and KS2 - two volumes

This resource is designed to give teachers further guidance in implementing the National Curriculum programmes, identify some links, raise awareness about issues of progression, exemplify what children might do in the investigational activities and match attainment against level descriptions.

Half Price

£25.00 (Now £12.50)

Exemplification of Science 1 KS1 and KS2

This resource is designed to give teachers further guidance in implementing the National Curriculum programmes, identify some links, raise awareness about issues of progression, exemplify what children might do in the investigational activities and match attainment against level descriptions.

Half Price

£10.00 (Now £5.00)