The author created a project aimed to develop and implement the assessment of working scientifically (WS) skills at Victoria Park Primary School. The author had previously identified a gap in the curriculum coverage and assessment of WS skills and his goal was to address the lack of provision for assessing children's WS skills and raise the…

"Summative assessment" is a means of summing up where a learner, class, school or country has got to in their learning at a particular point in time. Data from this can be used to recognise attainment and gauge progress. It is therefore useful for reporting purposes. This is distinct from assessment for learning (or "formative assessment"), an…